Legal Opinion
Smith v. United States
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided May 13, 1996No. CA 93-0016MLPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
LISI, District Judge.
Plaintiff Stephen A. Smith commenced this action on January 12, 1993 pursuant to the Suits in Admiralty Act, 46 App. U.S.C. §§ 741-52, and the Public Vessels Act, 46 App.U.S.C. §§ 781-90, for compensatory damages and maintenance and cure for injuries alleged to have occurred as a result of negligence on the part of the defendant, the United States of America. 1 This matter was tried before the court without a jury on November 2, 3, and 6,1995. For the reasons stated below, this court finds that plaintiff is entitled only to cure.
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