Legal Opinion
Maritime Overseas Corp. v. Waiters
Texas Court of Appeals, 1st District (Houston)
Decided April 13, 1995No. 01-94-00178-CVPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
O’CONNOR, Justice.
We are asked to decide (1) whether compensatory and punitive damages can be awarded to an injured seaman in an action under general maritime law for sick leave and unpaid medical bills (maintenance and cure), and (2) whether the actions of the shipowner in cutting off maintenance and cure based on the opinion of its doctor is arbitrary and capricious behavior.
A jury awarded the appellee seaman, Thomas C. Waiters (Waiters), $728 for past due maintenance, $2,725 for past due cure, $1,000.00 in compensatory damages and $10,-000 in punitive damages when it found Waiters’…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Vaughan v. AtkinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Davis v. City of San AntonioTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Sherman v. First National Bank in CenterTexas Supreme Court · 1988
- Penrod Drilling Corp. v. WilliamsTexas Supreme Court · 1993
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- Corpus Christi Day Cruise, LLC v. Christus Spohn Health System Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 2012
- In Re Weeks Marine, Inc., Texas Court of Appeals, 4th District (San Antonio)2000
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