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PUTHE v. EXXON SHIPPING CO.

No. 89-CV-1619.

802 F.Supp. 819 (1992)

Kurt A. PUTHE Jr., Plaintiff, v. EXXON SHIPPING COMPANY, Defendant.

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

September 26, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hill, Betts & Nash, New York City (James M. Hazen, Susan P. Mahon, of counsel), for plaintiff.

Kirlin, Campbell & Keating, New York City (Cary R. Wiener, Todd L. Platek, of counsel), for defendant.

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER

SPATT, District Judge.

Among the issues presented in this Jones Act case, is, the interesting and elusive question of whether a seaman can recover damages for purely emotional distress.

This is an action by the plaintiff Kurt Puthe, Jr. ("Puthe" or plaintiff), brought pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, claiming negligence and unseaworthiness on the part of the defendant Exxon Shipping Company ("Exxon" or...

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