Legal Opinion
Smith v. Delaware Bay Launch Service, Inc.
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided January 19, 1994No. Civ. A. 92-336-JLLPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
LATCHUM, Senior District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
On June 6, 1992, plaintiff Ralph E. Smith, Jr., (hereinafter “Smith”) filed a complaint against defendant Delaware Bay Launch Service, Inc., (hereinafter “Bay Launch”) alleging claims for negligence based on the Jones Act, 1 for Unseaworthiness of the vessel, and for Maintenance and Cure. 2 Plaintiff asserts that on three separate dates 3 while working as a deckhand for Bay Launch, he was injured while riding in one of its boats. As a deckhand, Smith was responsible for assisting in the transfer of passengers and supplies to and…
2Cases cited23 opinions
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Calmar Steamship Corp. v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Farrell v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Neville Chemical Company v. Union Carbide CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by15 opinions
- China Resource Products (U.S.A.) Ltd. v. Fayda International, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1994
- Smith v. Delaware Bay Launch Service, Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1997
- Maritime Overseas Corp. v. Waiters, Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)1995
- Oriental Financial Group, Inc. v. Federal Ins. Co., Inc.District Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2008
- Rodriguez Sostre v. Municipio De CanovanasDistrict Court, D. Puerto Rico · 2003
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