Legal Opinion
Cunningham v. Interlake Steamship Co.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 2, 2009No. 07-4017PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MARTHA CRAIG DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal presents a question of first impression in this circuit concerning the timeliness of a seaman’s suit for maintenance and cure — the federal common law duties of a shipowner to provide food, lodging, and medical care for an employee injured while in the service of his ship. In addition to a maintenance-and-cure claim against defendant Interlake Steamship Company, plaintiff Andrew Cunningham also alleged that he had suffered harm due to the defendant’s negligence and to the ship’s unseaworthiness. Interlake defended on the ground that…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Burnett v. New York Central RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
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