District Court, S.D. New York May 2, 1995, 93 Civ. 4244 (LAK) (McSpirit v. Great Lakes International)

MEMORANDUM OPINION

KAPLAN, District Judge.

Defendant Great Lakes International (“GLI”) moves pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 50 and 59 for judgment as a matter of law or, alternatively, for a new trial.

Plaintiff John McSpirit, the former captain of the tugboat FRANK C. Barker (the “FranK B”), fell and injured himself on a ladder aboard the FranK B while cruising on the Hudson River in 1992. Mr.