Legal Opinion
Alvin E. Harbin v. The Interlake Steamship Company
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided January 27, 1978No. 76-1568PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WEICK, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiff, Alvin E. Harbin (Harbin), a seaman, sued his employer, Interlake Steamship Company (Interlake), in the District Court, for damages in tort and for maintenance and cure under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and the general maritime law. Jurisdiction was also invoked by reason of diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
The tort was an alleged assault and battery committed upon plaintiff by another crewman, Alvin E. Highberg (Highberg), who was a second assistant engineer on board the steamer E. G. Grace, while the ship was in dock at Buffalo, New York.
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