William S. Tanno v. S.S. President Madison Ves American President Lines, Ltd., William S. Tanno v. S.S. President Madison Ves American President Lines, Ltd.

830 F.2d 991 1988 A.M.C. 2111 , 9 Fed.R.Serv.3d 506 William S. TANNO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. S.S. PRESIDENT MADISON VES; American President Lines, Ltd., Defendants-Appellees. William S. TANNO, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. S.S. PRESIDENT MADISON VES; American President Lines, Ltd., Defendants-Appellants. Nos. 86-5872, 86-5910. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Sept. 8, 1987. Decided Oct. 15, 1987. Charlotte E. Costan, Burbank, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant/cross-appellee. Robert D. Feighner, Long Beach, Cal., for defendants-appellees/cross-appellants. Appeal and Cross Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before HALL, NOONAN and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. NOONAN, Circuit Judge: 1 William S. Tanno appeals from a denial of a new trial in a Jones Act ( 46 U.S.C. Sec. 688 ) and maritime tort action in which the jury found the defendants negligent but gave smaller damages than Tanno sought. The defendants, S.S. President Madison and American President Lines, Ltd., cross-appeal, seeking different instructions on contributory negligence if a new trial is granted. We affirm the district court. FACTS 2 Tanno,…