Nowery v. Smith

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Nowery v. Smith, 161 F.2d 732 (3d Cir. 1947)
1947 U.S. App. LEXIS 2829; 1947 A.M.C. 756
Maris, Goodrich, Ka-Lodner

Nowery v. Smith

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The question presented is whether the plaintiff, a seaman, was entitled to maintenance and cure by reason of an injury suffered without fault on his part in a fight in a barroom while on shore leave in¡ a foreign port. For the reasons well stated in the opinion of. Judge Bard in the district court, 69 F.Supp. 755, denying the-defendant’s motion for judgment n. o. v. and for a new trial we think that the-award of maintenance and cure was-proper.

The judgment of the district court will! be affirmed.

Reference

Full Case Name
James N. NOWERY v. Howell B. SMITH and Algot W. Johnson, Individually and Trading as Smith & Johnson, Appellants
Cited By
4 cases
Status
Published