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KENNAIR v. MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING CO.

No. 254, Docket 22341.

197 F.2d 605 (1952)

KENNAIR v. MISSISSIPPI SHIPPING CO., Inc.

United States Court of Appeals Second Circuit.

Decided June 27, 1952.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tompkins, Boal & Tompkins, New York City, for defendant-appellant; Arthur M. Boal, New York City, of counsel.

Samuel Segal, New York City, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before AUGUSTUS N. HAND, CLARK, and FRANK, Circuit Judges.

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff John E. Kennair was employed as a night steward aboard the S. S. Del Norte when, on December 3, 1947, he sustained injuries as a result of a fall into an elevator shaft. The present suit was brought by him against the owner of the vessel, Mississippi Shipping Co., Inc., under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, to recover for injuries received in the fall and for maintenance and cure. Upon the trial, the jury returned...

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