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BURGOS v. UNITED STATES LINES, INC.

No. 80 Civ. 1708 (MEL).

547 F.Supp. 830 (1982)

Gregorio BURGOS, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES LINES, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

September 29, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul C. Matthews, New York City, for plaintiff.

Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City, for defendant; R. A. Hulten, New York City, of counsel.

LASKER, District Judge.

Gregorio Burgos alleges that, while serving as boatswain aboard the American Champion, a vessel owned by United States Lines, Inc., he slipped in hydraulic oil and injured himself. He bases his complaint on theories of negligence and unseaworthiness. After trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of defendant on the issue of unseaworthiness, but was unable to reach a verdict on the issue of negligence.

In spite of this failure of...

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