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DODD v. THE M/V PEGGY G.

No. 2551.

149 F.Supp. 823 (1957)

William J. DODD, Libelant, v. THE M/V PEGGY G., her engines, tackle, furniture and appurtenances thereof, and Star Fish & Oyster Company, an Alabama corporation, Respondents.

United States District Court S. D. Alabama, S. D.

March 29, 1957.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ross Diamond, Jr., Mobile, Ala., for libelant.

Thomas M. Galloway of Collins, Galloway & Murphy, Mobile, Ala., for respondents.

THOMAS, District Judge.

Libelant seaman, a tubercular patient in a marine hospital, who could have been released to out-patient status, if he could have adequately provided for himself, sues for maintenance from the time he could have been released.

Findings of Fact

1. Libelant was employed as a seaman on the fishing boat Peggy G., which is owned by the Star Fish and Oyster Company of Mobile, Alabama.

2. In January 1954, libelant complained...

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