Legal Opinion
Luis Blanco, Libellant v. Phoenix Compania De Navegacion, S. A.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 23, 1962No. 8558PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SOBELOFF, Chief Judge.
The principal question raised on this appeal is whether a ship and her owner may limit liability to a seaman under the General Maritime Law by stipulating in the contract of employment the maximum monetary recovery for scheduled personal injuries. A subsidiary question is whether, aside from such a contractual limitation, the present libellant’s recovery is excessive.
On September 29, 1960, Luis Blanco, an able-bodied seaman of Spanish nationality, was working aboard the S.S. Fénix which flies the Liberian flag. She had taken on a load of coal at Hampton Roads, and while…
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