KARVELIS v. CONSTELLATION LINES S.A.

No. 99, Docket 86-7418.

806 F.2d 49 (1986)

George KARVELIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CONSTELLATION LINES S.A., Entemar Shipping Co., S.A., Constellation Lines, Inc., and Constellation Navigation, Inc., as agent for Constellation Lines S.A., Entemar Shipping Co., S.A., and Constellation Navigation, Inc., Defendants. Appeal of CONSTELLATION LINES S.A. and Entemar Shipping Co., S.A., Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided November 21, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William M. Kimball, New York City (John J. Walsh, Freehill, Hogan & Mahar, New York City, of counsel), for defendants-appellants.

Jethro M. Eisenstein, New York City (Harvey J. Kaufman, Paul K. Feldman, Meyers, Tersigni, Kaufman, Lurie, Feldman & Gray, Friedman & Eisenstein, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before OAKES, MINER and MAHONEY, Circuit Judges.


OAKES, Circuit Judge:

The operator and owner of a Greek-flag vessel, Constellation Lines S.A. ("Constellation") and Entemar Shipping Co., S.A. ("Entemar") respectively, appeal a judgment after a jury verdict in favor of a Greek seaman, George Karvelis, who was injured while working aboard the vessel Constellation Enterprise. The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Robert L. Carter, Judge, entered judgment for $300,000 on Karvelis's...

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