Legal Opinion
Curtis Lee Thomas v. Humble Oil & Refining Company
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 30, 1970No. 13340PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALBERT V. BRYAN, Circuit Judge:
For general maritime maintenance seaman Curtis Lee Thomas sued his ship’s owner, Humble Oil & Refining Company. The District Court, 292 F. Supp. 260 (EDVa.1968), dismissed the libel on the finding that he had, in effect, been paid in full. We agree.
There was no question of Thomas’ entitlement to maintenance. Ever since the ancient laws of Rhodes, Oleron and Wisby, it seems for every day a seaman is disabled and not on the ship or in the hospital, and until he has gained maximum medical cure, his right to maintenance has been an obligation of the owner and the…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Thomas v. Humble Oil & Refining Co.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1968
3Cited by20 opinions
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- Edward W. Blake v. Delaware and Hudson Railway CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Max Morel v. Sabine Towing & Transportation Co., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Alan R. Folkestad, and Cross-Appellee v. Burlington Northern, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, and Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
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