Legal Opinion
Silmon v. Can Do II, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 25, 1996No. 95-30818PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
W. EUGENE DAVIS, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, a member of the crew of the MTV CAN DO II, appeals the dismissal of his maintenance and cure claim which the district court rejected because his illness was due solely to Ms own willful misconduct. We affirm.
I
On October 15,1990, Timothy Scott Silmon began employment as a crew member aboard the MW CAN DO II, a vessel owned by defendant, Can Do II, Inc. For the first ten days, Silmon performed his work without incident. On the evening of October 24, 1990, Silmon was transferring supplies, including leftover food and a five gallon jug of water, from an…
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