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TUCKER v. FEARN

No. 02-14991.

333 F.3d 1216 (2003)

Charles Desmond TUCKER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Frank Edward FEARN, Judy Fearn, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

June 10, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. Arthur Smith, III, Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Charles J. Potts, Mark Abell Newell, Janecky, Newell, P.C., Mobile, AL, for Defendants-Appellees.

Ross Diamond, III, Diamond, Hasser & Frost, Anthony N. Banker, Forrest S. Latta, Abram L. Philips, Jr., Mobile, AL, for Amici Curiae.

Before BIRCH and HULL, Circuit Judges, and EDENFIELD, District Judge.

HULL, Circuit Judge:

In this admiralty case, plaintiff Charles Desmond Tucker seeks to recover for the death of his minor son, Charles Justin Tucker, who was killed in a boating collision. Plaintiff Tucker appeals from the district court's order precluding him from recovering loss of society damages in his wrongful death action under general maritime law. After review and oral argument, we affirm.

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