TANKER MANAGEMENT, INC. v. BRUNSON

Nos. 89-3778, 89-3869 and 90-3132.

918 F.2d 1524 (1990)

TANKER MANAGEMENT, INC., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Bruce C. BRUNSON, M.D., Defendant-Appellee. TANKER MANAGEMENT, INC., The London Steam-Ship Owner's Mutual Insurance Association Limited, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Bruce C. BRUNSON, M.D., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 14, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dewey R. Villareal, Jr., Douglas R. Wight, Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A., Tampa, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Richard W. Bates, Clay H. Coward, Stacy D. Cowley, Mateer, Harbert & Bates, P.A., Orlando, Fla., for defendant-appellee.

Before HATCHETT and CLARK, Circuit Judges, and MORGAN, Senior Circuit Judge.


CLARK, Circuit Judge:

FACTS

On September 18, 1983, Darrel Allen, a merchant seaman, suffered a back injury while employed aboard the M/V CAROLE G. INGRAM, a vessel operated by appellant Tanker Management, Inc. Appellee Dr. Bruce Brunson treated and performed surgery on Allen for this injury. Tanker Management paid Dr. Brunson for Allen's treatment and surgery. On February 21, 1984, Dr. Brunson signed a certificate which stated that Allen would be fit to...

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