Goodrich v. Cargo Ships & Tankers, Inc.

AINSWORTH, District Judge.

Presented for decision in this case is a seaman’s claim for damages against his employer-shipowner based on the alleged negligence of the respondent and the unseaworthiness of its vessel, the SS METEOR, under the Jones Act (46 U.S. C.A. § 688) and General Maritime Law. Libelant also seeks recovery for maintenance and cure and damages against respondent for failure to pay maintenance and cure.

Libelant, Howard Goodrich, was employed on November 15, 1961 as an ordinary seaman aboard the SS METEOR. The vessel departed from the United States for various foreign ports, the…