Harmony Grove Mills, Inc. v. Commissioner

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• recognizing that \[m]aintenance and cure is the maritime analog to land-based industrial insurance paying an injured seaman's medical expenses (cure) and compensation in lieu of wages (maintenance) for injuries incurred in service of a ship\
• holding that trial court erred by excluding letters as hearsay where letters were timely disclosed under ER 904 and party opposing admission “could offer no compelling reason for its failure to timely object”
• punitive damages not available in action for failure to pay maintenance and cure
• “We do not believe where federal law requires the maritime employer and seaman to agree in writing on the length and terms of employment we will permit variation of the terms of the agreement by parol evidence.”
• documentary evidence admissible absent an objection
• documentary evidence admissible absent an objection

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