Legal Opinion
Eric Wilson v. Maritime Overseas Corporation and Cambridge Tankers, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 18, 1998No. 97-1804PublishedCited by 116 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
Eric Wilson, chief mate on an oceangoing oil tanker owned by defendant-appellant Cambridge Tankers, Inc., was injured during a voyage as he attempted to repair hydraulic fluid fines that were leaking inside one of the main cargo holds. He filed suit in the district court against Cambridge Tankers, as well as against his employer, Maritime Overseas Corporation, asserting claims under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, for negligence, and under the general maritime law for unseaworthiness and for maintenance and cure. After trial, the jury awarded Wilson $2,000,000 in…
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