Legal Opinion
Garner v. Dravo Basic Materials Co.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided July 25, 1991No. Civ. A. A:90-0639PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HADEN, Chief Judge.
Pending is Defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment or in the alternative to bar evidence. The issue raised is whether the estate of a non-seaman may recover lost future earnings in a general maritime law wrongful death action. The Court concludes that such damages are recoverable. Accordingly, the Court denies the Defendant’s motion for partial summary judgment and denies the Defendant’s motion to bar evidence.
This action stems from a tragic incident of a pleasure craft colliding with a loaded barge. On July 15, 1989, Michael Garner…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Railway Co. v. CraftSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Gary v. D. Agustini & Asociados, S.A.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1994
- Calhoun v. Yamaha Motor Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
- Smallwood v. American Trading & Transportation Co.District Court, N.D. California · 1993
- In re the Complaint of American Dredging Co.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1994
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