Ordered that the judgment is affirmed, with costs.
Contrary to the defendant's contention, the jury's verdict that the defendant's ship, the Gus W. Darnell, was seaworthy was not inconsistent with its verdict that an employee of the defendant had been negligent and the negligence was a proximate cause of the injuries suffered by the plaintiff, Matthew Horan. The trial court's charge to the jury regarding seaworthiness, to which the defendant did not object, was limited...
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