US SUPREME COURT DECISIONS

1. In this suit under the Jones Act based on unseaworthiness and negligence, seeking damages for personal injuries sustained by a seaman who fell as he went to his post in the crow's nest,

Held: it was error for the Court of Appeals to order a new trial on the ground that a jury could not determine, in the absence of supporting testimony by an expert in naval architecture, a claim that the shipowner had failed to equip the ship with necessary and feasible safety devices to prevent such a mishap. Pp. 370 U. S. 31-37.

2. The evidence in this record provides no support for the trial court's award to the seaman of future maintenance for three years. Pp. 370 U. S. 37-38.

293 F.2d 121 affirmed in part and reversed in part.