Legal Opinion
Blige v. M/V GEECHEE GIRL
District Court, S.D. Georgia
Decided July 25, 2001No. 400CV145, 400CV319PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
EDENFIELD, District Judge.
1. INTRODUCTION
In this Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688/Maintenance and Cure 1 case, defendant Mike Casey moves , for partial summary judgment, doc. ## 32, 36 exh. A, over plaintiff Zachary Lamar Blige’s opposition. Doc. # 37. Casey also moves, unopposed, to strike a portion of the pleadings. 2 Doc. # 27.
II. BACKGROUND
Blige was working as a striker (deck hand assisting with shrimping) on Casey’s shrimp trawler, the Geechee Girl. Doc. # 34 (attachment; Blige dep. at 43). On 9/6/97, he was injured when struck in the face by the cable guide while bringing in a shrimp…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Chandris, Inc. v. LatsisSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Tipton v. Socony Mobil Oil Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Gypsum Carrier, Inc. v. William D. HandelsmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- In Re the Complaint of J.A.R. Barge Lines, L.P.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2004
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- Atlantic Sounding Co., Inc. v. TownsendCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2007
- Ponder v. M/V CHILBARDistrict Court, S.D. Georgia · 2002