Legal Opinion
Charles Desmond Tucker v. Frank Edward Fearn, Judy Fearn
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 10, 2003No. 02-14991PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HULL, Circuit Judge:
In this admiralty case, plaintiff Charles Desmond Tucker seeks to recover for the death of his minor son, Charles Justin Tucker, who was killed in a boating collision. Plaintiff Tucker appeals from the district court’s order precluding him from recovering loss of society damages in his wrongful death action under general maritime law. After review and oral argument, we affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Charles Justin Tucker was traveling on a 19-foot Wellcraft power boat when his boat collided with a 36-foot Pearson sailboat operated by defendants Frank and Judy Fearn (the “Fearns”) in…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by19 opinions
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