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LAMONT v. UNITED STATES

81 Civ. 6627 (KTD).

613 F.Supp. 588 (1985)

Joseph LAMONT, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

June 3, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul C. Matthews, New York City, for plaintiff.

Richard K. Willard, Acting Asst. Atty. Gen., Washington, D.C., Rudolph W. Giuliani, U.S. Atty., S.D.N.Y., Janis G. Schulmeisters, Atty. in Charge, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, New York City, for defendant; Paul M. Wasserman, New York City, of counsel.

MEMORANDUM & ORDER

KEVIN THOMAS DUFFY, District Judge.

The sea has fascinated man for ages. Sailors have been simultaneously held in pity and in awe. Even the law for centuries has held seamen to be wards of the court and special provision has been made in admiralty for those who go down to the sea in ships. Recent statutes designed primarily for landlubbers have not excluded seamen from their sweep and, at times, seeming contradictions appear between...

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