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WEEKS MARINE, INC. v. GILLIKIN

Record No. 921861.

439 S.E.2d 341 (1994)

WEEKS MARINE, INC. v. Robert G. GILLIKIN.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

January 7, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James L. Chapman, IV Norfolk, (Melanie Fix, Vienna, Crenshaw, Ware & Martin, on briefs), for appellant.

C. Arthur Rutter, Jr. (Jesse M. Suit, III, Norfolk, Rutter & Montagna, on brief), for appellee.

Present: All the Justices.

LACY, Justice.

Robert G. Gillikin was employed as an engineer/mechanic by Weeks Marine, Inc. One of Gillikin's fingers was injured when a steel access plate fell on it while he was reaching into an engine room of a small boat to remove the fill cap from one of the engine's expansion tanks. The accident occurred aboard the vessel RONNIE C while it was in navigable waters.

Gillikin sued Weeks Marine to recover for his injuries, asserting a claim for negligence...

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