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LUNDBORG v. KEYSTONE SHIPPING CO.

No. 65673-8.

981 P.2d 854 (1999)

John LUNDBORG, Respondent, v. KEYSTONE SHIPPING COMPANY, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided July 29, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Bocko, Seattle, for Petitioner.

John W. Merriam, Seattle, for Respondent.

Kevin B. Smith, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of the Chamber of Shipping of America.

TALMADGE, J.

We are asked in this case to decide if John Lundborg, a seaman injured on board ship, is entitled to additional compensation from his employer for his injury. We hold Lundborg may not recover additional "unearned wages"1 beyond what he was already paid by the employer because his entitlement to wages was for the length of the voyage or employment and his employment ended shortly after...

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