Legal Opinion
Neal v. McGinnis, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Kentucky
Decided July 25, 1989No. Civ. A. 88-23PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
BERTELSMAN, District Judge.
This is an action for wrongful death brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. App. § 688, and under the general maritime law of the United States. It is presently before the court on the defendant’s motion for a pretrial ruling on the applicability of substantive federal admiralty law.
FACTS
This action arose as the result of the death of seaman Joe Neal, who slipped, fell and drowned in the Ohio River during the course of his employment as a deckhand for G & C Towing Company, Inc. (“G & C Towing”). The accident occurred at the McGinnis, Inc.…
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