Kenneth Smith v. Transworld Drilling Company Vessel, Rig 44, in Rem

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1985-10-10

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ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge: In this seaman’s personal injury suit, the district court determined that the jury’s verdict in favor of the seaman was against the great weight of the evidence and ordered a new trial. The second trial resulted in a jury verdict in favor of the vessel owner. The seaman first contends that the district…

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