BARNES v. ANDOVER CO., L.P.

No. 86-1508.

900 F.2d 630 (1990)

George BARNES v. ANDOVER COMPANY, L.P., Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1990.

As Amended April 19, 1990.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 25, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William G. Downey (Argued), William Stanley Sneath, Clark, Ladner, Fortenbaugh & Young, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

Peter L. Gallagher (Argued), San Diego, Cal., Harold J. Lamy, New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before SLOVITER and BECKER, Circuit Judges, and LIFLAND, District Judge


Rehearing and Rehearing In Banc Denied April 25, 1990.

OPINION OF THE COURT

SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.

I.

Issue

Maintenance is the payment by a shipowner to a seaman for the seaman's food and lodging expenses incurred while he is ashore as a result of illness or accident. Both parties agree that the issue before us on this appeal is of substantial importance to the United States maritime industry: whether a seaman is bound...

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