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KELLEY v. SUN TRANSP. CO.

Nos. 88-2533, 88-2586.

900 F.2d 1027 (1990)

James KELLEY, Plaintiff-Appellee, Cross-Appellant, v. SUN TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant, Cross-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided April 17, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Samuel A. Mormino, Jr., Richard Shaikewitz, Wiseman, Shaikewitz, McGivern, Wahl, Flavin & Hesi, Alton, Ill., for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant.

Hubert I. Binowitz, Goldstein & Price, St. Louis, Mo., for defendant-appellant, cross-appellee.

Before BAUER, Chief Judge, RIPPLE, and MANION, Circuit Judges.

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

James Kelley sued his employer, Sun Transportation Company (Sun), for injuries suffered during the course of work on a towboat on the Missouri River. The suit was based on the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688. On July 6, 1988, the district court, hearing the case without a jury, entered judgment in favor of the plaintiff. Total damages were calculated to be $237,950.00. The judgment against Sun was lowered by 25% to $178,463.00 to reflect...

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