Legal Opinion
Smith v. Delaware Bay Launch Service, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided August 14, 1997No. Civil Action 92-336-SLRPublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SUE L. ROBINSON, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Plaintiff Ralph E. Smith, Jr. initiated this litigation on June 8, 1992 against defendant Delaware Bay Launch Service, his former employer. (D.I.l) He sought maintenance and cure, damages for unreasonable failure to pay maintenance and cure, and damages for unseaworthiness and negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.CApp. § 688, in relation to three shipboard accidents occurring in December 1989, December 1990, and January 1991. After a trial, the jury found for defendant on the negligence and unseaworthiness claims, but awarded plaintiff…
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