LISA v. FOURNIER MARINE CORP.

No. 88-1441.

866 F.2d 530 (1989)

Richard LISA and Tina Lisa, Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. FOURNIER MARINE CORPORATION, et al., Defendants, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided February 3, 1989.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied March 14, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathan Greenberg, Boston, Mass., for plaintiffs, appellants.

Richard H. Pettingell, with whom D. Alice Olsen, Morrison, Mahoney & Miller, Boston, Mass., Leonard W. Langer and Thompson, McNaboe, Ashley & Bull, Portland, Me., were on brief, for defendant, appellee Penobscot Bay Towing Co., Inc.

Timothy R. McHugh, with whom, Stephen M. Ouellette, Gloucester, Mass., and Hoch & McHugh, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellee Fournier Marine Corp.

Thomas J. Muzyka with whom Seth S. Holbrook and Clinton & Muzyka, P.C., Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellee McAllister Lighterage Line, Inc.

Before CAMPBELL, Chief Judge, COFFIN and SELYA, Circuit Judges.


Rehearing and Rehearing Denied En Banc Denied March 14, 1989.

PER CURIAM.

This case arises out of a tragic accident in which appellant suffered serious permanent injuries when he entered a sealed compartment on a barge and collapsed from lack of oxygen. Appellant filed a ten-count complaint against four defendants,1 and in a bifurcated trial the jury held for the defendants on all claims. Appellant now appeals, alleging a host...

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