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CALMAR S.S. CORP. v. TAYLOR

No. 594.

303 U.S. 525 (1938)

CALMAR STEAMSHIP CORP. v. TAYLOR.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 28, 1938.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Frank A. Bull, with whom Messrs. O.D. Duncan and Russell T. Mount were on the brief, for petitioner.

Mr. Abraham E. Freedman, with whom Mr. Howard M. Long was on the brief, for respondent.

MR. JUSTICE STONE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question for decision is whether the duty of a ship owner to provide maintenance and cure for a seaman falling ill of an incurable disease while in its employ extends to the payment of a lump sum award sufficient to defray the cost of maintenance and cure for the remainder of his life.

Respondent was a member of the crew of petitioner's steamship "Losmar." Following an injury to his foot, allegedly...

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