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- Title: Pellegrin v. Mcdermott
- Author : United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- Release Date : January 22, 1974
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 55 KB
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This appeal is taken from a jury verdict in favor of Appellee Pellegrin, a seaman who received hand injuries while working in the employ of Appellant McDermott & Company. The jury found McDermott liable for Jones Act negligence and unseaworthiness under general maritime law and awarded Pellegrin $55,000 in damages. McDermott and its insurer, Travelers Insurance Company, filed motions for a new trial or for a remittitur, contending the verdict was not supported by the evidence. They appeal from the court's denial of those motions. Finding no error, we affirm. Pellegrin was employed as a helper on McDermott's lay barge and at the time of his injury was responsible for carrying dope, a hot tar-like substance, from a dope pot to a pipe mold. While he was refilling the dope bucket, hot dope poured rapidly out of the pot, overflowed from the bucket and burned Pellegrin's hand and wrist, causing second and third degree burns.
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