Legal Opinion
Sylvester v. Offshore Food Service, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 16, 1968No. 7515PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LANDRY, Judge.
Plaintiff, John H. Sylvester, instituted this action against his employer, Offshore Food Service, Inc. (Offshore), and Offshore’s insurer, Aetna Casualty and Surety Company (Aetna), under general maritime law, seeking recovery of “maintenance and cure” allegedly due because of a reputed back injury sustained while performing janitorial or steward helper’s service aboard a vessel belonging to Offshore. From a judgment awarding plaintiff maintenance and cure at the rate of $8.00 daily from December 24, 1965 (three days following the averred accident of December 21, 1965), until…
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3Cited by6 opinions
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