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McKINNEY v. WATERMAN S.S. CORP.

No. 90-1622.

925 F.2d 1 (1991)

Lowell P. McKINNEY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. WATERMAN STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided January 30, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Orlando with whom David C. Nunheimer and Orlando & Associates were on brief, for plaintiff, appellant.

Frank H. Handy, Jr., with whom Richard B. Kydd and Kneeland, Kydd & Handy were on brief, for defendant, appellee.

Before CAMPBELL and TORRUELLA, Circuit Judges, and BOWNES, Senior Circuit Judge.

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Lowell McKinney appeals from the dismissal of his action for personal injury against appellee Waterman Steamship Corp. ("Waterman") arising from an alleged accident that occurred at sea on board Waterman's ship, the S.S. Robert E. Lee. McKinney's complaint alleged Jones Act negligence, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688 (1982), and unseaworthiness under general maritime law; it also sought maintenance and cure benefits. In dismissing...

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