DAVIS v. AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, INC.

No. 86-5682.

823 F.2d 1006 (1987)

George A. & Ruth DAVIS, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. AMERICAN COMMERCIAL LINES, INC.; Mac Towing, Inc.; M/V "Robert Greene," Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided July 24, 1987.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied October 5, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven C. Schletker, argued, Covington, Ky., Meredith L. Lawrence, for plaintiffs-appellants.

John R. McCall, argued, Scott T. Dickens, Louisville, Ky., for defendants-appellees.

Before JONES and NORRIS, Circuit Judges, and COOK, District Judge.


Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied October 5, 1987.

ALAN E. NORRIS, Circuit Judge.

George A. Davis, a seaman, and Ruth Davis, his wife, appeal from the summary judgment granted to defendants in the Davises' suit for injuries, maintenance, cure, and loss of consortium. Summary judgment was based upon plaintiffs having given a release to defendants in exchange for payment of $7,500. Plaintiffs maintain that the district court erred in determining that there...

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