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MARITIME OVERSEAS CORP. v. WAITERS

No. 95-0678.

917 S.W.2d 17 (1996)

MARITIME OVERSEAS CORPORATION and Transbulk Carriers, Inc., Petitioners v. Thomas C. WAITERS, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Texas.

Decided February 9, 1996.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey R. Bale and Robert L. Klawetter, Houston, for Petitioners.

Harold Eisenman, Houston and Walter Steinman, Bala Cnwyd, PA, for Respondent.

Justice ENOCH delivered the opinion of the Court.

The sole issue in this admiralty case is whether punitive damages are recoverable under general maritime law for willful and arbitrary failure to pay maintenance and cure. Because we conclude that punitive damages are not recoverable in such claims, we modify the judgment of the court of appeals, __ S.W.2d___, to delete the award of punitive damages and, as modified, we affirm.

Thomas C. Waiters, a steward...

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