Case Name: James N. NOWERY v. Howell B. SMITH and Algot W. Johnson, Individually and Trading as Smith & Johnson, Appellants
Court: United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: United States
Decision Date: 1947-05-21
Citations: 161 F.2d 732
Docket Number: No. 9333
Parties: James N. NOWERY v. Howell B. SMITH and Algot W. Johnson, Individually and Trading as Smith & Johnson, Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Federal Reporter 2d Series
Volume: 161
Pages: 732–732

Head Matter:
James N. NOWERY v. Howell B. SMITH and Algot W. Johnson, Individually and Trading as Smith & Johnson, Appellants.
No. 9333.
Circuit Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.
Argued May 19, 1947.
Decided May 21, 1947.
Thomas F. Mount, of Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.
Abraham E. Freedman, of Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee.
Before MARIS, GOODRICH, and KA-LODNER, Circuit Judges.

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.