Legal Opinion
Garrisey v. Westshore Marina Associates
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 18, 1970No. 208-40618-1PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Horowitz, A. C. J.
Plaintiff, Thomas M. Garrisey, sued the defendants (Westshore), his employer, to recover damages for personal injuries sustained by him in the course of his employment while he was aboard a raft in Lake Union, a navigable lake located in Seattle. From a summary judgment in favor of the defendants, plaintiff appeals. The legal question presented is whether the Industrial Insurance Act (RCW Title 51) and the receipt by plaintiff of benefits thereunder precludes him from invoking the Jones Act remedy here asserted for negligence and for damages under the maritime doctrine of…
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