Davidson v. Schlussel Reederei Kg, 73--384
| Decision Date | 07 June 1974 |
| Docket Number | No. 73--384,73--384 |
| Citation | 295 So.2d 700 |
| Parties | Maxine C. DAVIDSON, Appellant, v. SCHLUSSEL REEDEREI KG, Appellee. |
| Court | Florida District Court of Appeals |
John R. Bush of Macfarlane, Ferguson, Allison & Kelly, Tampa, for appellant.
Brendan P. O'Sullivan of Fowler, White, Gillen, Humkey, Kinney & Boggs, Tampa, for appellee.
Equality of the sexes is the rule in actions governed by maritime law. The spouse of a stevedore injured aboard ship is denied recovery for loss of consortium regardless of the sex of the stevedore. Igneri v. Cie de Transports Oceaniques, 2d Cir. 1963, 323 F.2d 257; Green v. Ross, S.D.Fla.1972, 338 F.Supp. 365; Petition of United States Steel Corp., 6 Cir. 1970, 436 F.2d 1256; Sanseverino v. Alcoa Steamship Co., D.Md.1967, 276 F.Supp. 894; Simpson v. Knutsen, N.D.Cal.1969, 296 F.Supp. 1308; affirmed 9th Cir. 1971, 444 F.2d 523; Valitutto v. D/S I/D Garonne, S.D.N.Y.1969, 295 F.Supp. 764. Thus, Gates v. Foley, Fla.1971, 247 So.2d 40, has not been ignored by the trial judge, who properly applied maritime law in dismissing appellant's claim.
Affirmed.
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