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MARITIME OVERSEAS CORP. v. WAITERS

No. 01-94-00178-CV.

923 S.W.2d 36 (1995)

MARITIME OVERSEAS CORPORATION and Transbulk Carriers, Inc., Appellants, v. Thomas C. WAITERS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Houston (1st Dist.).

April 13, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey Bale, Houston, for Appellants.

Harold Eisenman, Houston, Walter Steinman, Bala Cynwyd, PA, for Appellee.

Before O'CONNOR, HUTSON-DUNN and WILSON, JJ.

OPINION

O'CONNOR, Justice.

We are asked to decide (1) whether compensatory and punitive damages can be awarded to an injured seaman in an action under general maritime law for sick leave and unpaid medical bills (maintenance and cure), and (2) whether the actions of the shipowner in cutting off maintenance and cure based on the opinion of its doctor is arbitrary and capricious behavior.

A jury awarded the appellee seaman, Thomas C. Waiters (Waiters...

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