Opinion · Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Annie Phillip, Administratrix of the Estate of Augustus J. Phillip, Deceased v. United States Lines Company

Annie Phillip, Adm’r, Adm’x of the Est. of Augustus J. Phillip, Deceased v. United States Lines Co., 355 F.2d 25 (3d Cir. 1966)

Type: Opinion
Court: Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Jurisdiction: Federal
Date: 1966-01-12
Topic: general

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Because evidence did not support an award of punitive damages even if available, court held it did not need to decide whether punitive damages may ever be recovered under the Jones Act

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PHILLIP v. UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY,355 F.2d 25(3rd Cir. 1966)

Annie PHILLIP, Administratrix of the Estate of Augustus J. Phillip,

Deceased, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES LINES COMPANY, Appellee.

No. 15380.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Argued December 13, 1965.

Decided January 12, 1966.

Wilfred R. Lorry, Philadelphia (Abraham E. Freedman, Wilfred F. Lorry, Freedman, Borowsky Lorry, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellant.

Harrison G. Kildare, Rawle Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa. (Thomas F. Mount, Philadelphia, Pa., on the brief), for appellee.

Before McLAUGHLIN, HASTIE and SMITH, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM.

We find no error in the refusal of the trial judge under all the evidence to allow the submission to the jury of plaintiff's claim for punitive damages.

We expressly do not decide whether in a proper case punitive damages are recoverable under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688.

The judgment of the district court will be affirmed.