Legal Opinion
Kevin Wingerter v. Chester Quarry Company
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 23, 1999No. 98-3069PublishedCited by 66 opinions
1Per curiam
In March 1997, Kevin Wingerter filed a complaint under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and under general admiralty and maritime law, naming Chester Quarry Company (“Chester”) as the lone defendant. Wingerter sought damages for injuries he sustained as a result of Chester’s alleged negligence while he was employed by Chester as a towboat pilot on the Mississippi River. Wingerter then filed a First Amended Complaint, which added a defendant subsequently dismissed by partial summary judgment. In January 1998, Wingerter filed a Second Amended Complaint, which set forth the alleged circumstances…
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