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HUBBARD v. FAROS FISHERIES, INC.

Nos. 79-1425, 80-1176.

626 F.2d 196 (1980)

Gordon H. HUBBARD and Shirley M. Hubbard, Plaintiffs, Appellees, v. FAROS FISHERIES, INC., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Dempsey, Boston, Mass., with whom Leo F. Glynn and Glynn & Dempsey, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Roger E. Hughes, Jr., Boston, Mass., with whom David J. Ansel and Latti Associates, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for plaintiffs, appellees.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, BOWNES, Circuit Judge, DAVIS, Judge.

COFFIN, Chief Judge.

Appellee Gordon Hubbard, a fisherman, brought an action against appellant Faros Fisheries, Inc., seeking damages for a heart attack he suffered while working on appellant's vessel "Ocean". Appellee's complaint sought damages on three theories: (1) negligence under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, (2) unseaworthiness under general maritime law, and (3) maintenance and cure. The first two theories were tried to a jury, while the issue of maintenance...

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