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LeBLANC v. B.G.T. CORP.

No. 92-2366.

992 F.2d 394 (1993)

Leonard J. LeBLANC, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. B.G.T. CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 14, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph G. Abromovitz, with whom John G. Balzer and Abromovitz & Leahy, P.C., Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellant.

Richard H. Pettingell with whom Debra A. Joyce and Morrison, Mahoney & Miller, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, FRIEDMAN, Senior Circuit Judge, and CYR, Circuit Judge.

SELYA, Circuit Judge.

We must answer today a question of first impression in this circuit and, of late, in the courts of appeals: Does a person's status as a seaman in service of a ship necessarily end immediately upon termination of employment, thereby extinguishing a right to maintenance and cure which might otherwise be available under general maritime law? We think not. Because the court below applied a contrary rule, we vacate the judgment and remand for further...

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