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REICHERT v. CHEMICAL CARRIERS, INC.

No. 85-3844.

794 F.2d 1557 (1986)

Andreas REICHERT, A Citizen of West Germany, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CHEMICAL CARRIERS, INC. and Ocean Service Corporation, a New York Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

July 30, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arthur Roth, Miami, Fla., for plaintiff-appellant.

Gary Bubb, Jacksonville, Fla., for defendants-appellees.

Before VANCE and ANDERSON, Circuit Judges, and PITTMAN, Senior District Judge.

VANCE, Circuit Judge:

Appellant Reichert was awarded $50,000 for injuries to his thumb sustained in an accident aboard defendants' ship while Reichert was repairing the ship's engine. A district court jury found that Reichert had suffered $200,000 in damages, but that he had been 75 percent contributorily negligent. Reichert challenges the district court's ruling allowing the contributory negligence defense and the court's refusal to award prejudgment interest. We...

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