Legal Opinion
Gillikin v. United States
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 25, 1991No. 85 CV 2582 (TCP)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PLATT, Chief Judge.
On March 14, 1984, plaintiff Gillikin was an able-bodied seaman aboard the U.S.N.S. MAUMEE, an 85 class tanker, owned by the defendant, the United States, and operated by the Military Sealift Command through a contract operator. 1 On that day, Gillikin injured his knee while performing his duties during one of the MAUMEE’s transatlantic military missions.
He brought the present action under the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 U.S.C.App. §§ 741-52 (1982) (the “SAA”), and the Public Vessels Act, 46 U.S.C.App. §§ 781-90 (1982) (the “PVA”), seeking recovery on…
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