Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1956

Ruffin v. United States Lines Co.

Ruffin v. United States Lines Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided November 5, 1956
2 A.D.2d 892; 156 N.Y.S.2d 1014; 1956 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4055
Ruffin v. United States Lines Co.

Opinion of the Court

Action under the Jones Act (U. S. Code, tit. 46, ยง 688) to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained when plaintiff, a seaman aboard a ship, slipped on a wet metal sill at the entrance to his quarters, and for maintenance and cure. The appeal is from a judgment dismissing the complaint after trial by the court without a jury. Judgment unanimously affirmed, without costs. No opinion. Present โ€” Wenzel, Acting P. J., Beldoek, Murphy, Hallinan and Kleinfeld, JJ.

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