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BRUNNER v. MARITIME OVERSEAS CORP.

No. 84-3569.

779 F.2d 296 (1986)

Walter R. BRUNNER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MARITIME OVERSEAS CORP., Second Shipmor Associates, et al., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 3, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Terriberry, Carroll & Yancey, David B. Lawton, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellants.

Kierr, Gainsburgh, Benjamin, Fallon & Lewis, Lawrence S. Kullman, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before REAVLEY, JERRE S. WILLIAMS and PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judges.

JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.

This case raises the issue of whether different answers to negligence and unseaworthiness interrogatories in a maritime personal injury case constitute an inconsistent verdict. Because negligence and unseaworthiness are totally separate concepts, we find no conflict and affirm.

Appellee Walter R. Brunner brought the present action against appellants Maritime Overseas Corporation and Second Shipmor Associates under the Jones...

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