District Court, E.D. New York September 26, 1992, 1:89-mj-01619 (Puthe v. Exxon Shipping Co.)

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.