(DOWNLOAD) "Ammar v. American Export Lines Inc." by United States Court Of Appeals Second Circuit # eBook PDF Kindle ePub Free
eBook details
- Title: Ammar v. American Export Lines Inc.
- Author : United States Court Of Appeals Second Circuit
- Release Date : January 27, 1964
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 63 KB
Description
HAYS, Circuit Judge. Defendant shipowner, American Export Lines, appeals from a verdict of $197,261.45 rendered against it in favor of a seaman, Ammar, in a suit under the Jones Act, 41 Stat. 1007 (1920), 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1958). Plaintiff has filed a cross-appeal complaining of the reduction of damages because of plaintiff's contributory negligence and of the exclusion of certain home nursing expenses in the determination of defendant's liability for maintenance and cure1 Plaintiff was the victim of two accidents. The first occurred on November 29, 1959, when he fell from a platform while working on his ship. The second occurred on July 20, 1961, some 20 months later, when he rode a motorcycle into a wall. Plaintiff's claim with respect to the second accident was that it was caused by a blackout which resulted from a brain injury incurred in the first accident.
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