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Ruffin v. United States Lines Co.

2 A.D.2d 892 Court N.Y. App. Div. Decision date 1956-11-05 English

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Robert Ruffin, Appellant, v. United States Lines Company, Respondent.

Action under the Jones Act (U. S. Code, tit. 46, § 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 — Wenzel, Acting P. J., Beldoek, Murphy, Hallinan and Kleinfeld, JJ.