Legal Opinion
Hamilton v. United States
District Court, E.D. Texas
Decided April 8, 1996No. 1:95-CV-079Published
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
COBB, District Judge.
The Plaintiff, Ernest Hamilton, seeks to recover damages sustained while serving aboard the USNS CARIBBEAN. The injuries were the result of an altercation between Hamilton and fellow seaman Thomas Beathard. The Plaintiff seeks recovery from the United States based on negligence and vicarious liability under the Jones Act and based on breach of the warranty of seaworthiness. Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment is in part granted with respect to the seaworthiness claim and denied on the negligence claims.
FACTS
Ernest Hamilton and Thomas Beathard were…
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