Legal Opinion
Hammersley v. Branigar Organization, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided April 10, 1991No. CV 490-208PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff in this action, R. Cameron Hammersley, severely damaged his eye when he walked into an anchor stock that protruded from a boat over the dockway of a marina. Before the Court is the summary judgment motion of the defendants, Dr. E.D. Hood and his wife, Mrs. Betty Hood, on their affirmative defenses under the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. App. § 181 through 188 (1988) (“the Limitation Act” or “the Act”). In addition to arguing that they should be completely exonerated from liability, the Hoods argue that because they fall within the protective…
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