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HALL v. AMERICAN S.S. CO.

No. 80-3815.

688 F.2d 1062 (1982)

Timothy L. HALL, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided August 30, 1982.

Rehearing Denied October 6, 1982.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Galea, Foster, Meadows & Billard, Detroit, Mich., Douglas N. Barr, Thompson, Hine & Flory, Cleveland, Ohio, for defendant-appellant.

Leonard C. Jaques, The Jaques Admiralty Law Office, Detroit, Mich., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before ENGEL, Circuit Judge, CELEBREZZE and BROWN, Senior Circuit Judges.

BAILEY BROWN, Senior Circuit Judge.

Timothy Hall, appellee, filed an action against American Steamship Company for injuries sustained while serving aboard the CHARLES E. WILSON, a vessel owned and operated by American Steamship. The action was based on two separate grounds for recovery: a negligence claim based on the Merchant Marine Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 et seq. (1976) (Jones Act), and a claim under the doctrine of unseaworthiness, which imposes upon every...

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