HENDRICKS v. RIVERWAY HARBOR SERVICE ST. LOUIS, INC.

No. 5-99-0205.

732 N.E.2d 757 (2000)

314 Ill. App.3d 800

247 Ill.Dec. 702

Ronald M. HENDRICKS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RIVERWAY HARBOR SERVICE ST. LOUIS, INC., Defendant-Appellant.

Appellate Court of Illinois, Fifth District.

June 29, 2000.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andrew Rothschild, Jeana D. McFerron, Lewis, Rice & Fingersh, L.C., St. Louis, MO, for Appellant.

J. Michael Weilmuenster, Kassly, Bone, English & Weilmuenster, P.C., Belleville, for Appellee.


Justice MAAG delivered the opinion of the court:

Riverway Harbor Service St. Louis, Inc. (defendant), appeals a judgment in favor of Ronald M. Hendricks (plaintiff). Plaintiff filed suit in St. Clair County, seeking damages for negligence under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. App. § 688 (1994)) and for maintenance and cure under general maritime law. Defendant filed a timely answer in which it requested a jury trial and asserted the affirmative defense of contributory...

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