Legal Opinion
Robert Margin v. Sea-Land Services, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 19, 1987No. 85-3542PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
A suit under 33 U.S.C. § 905(b) for injuries sustained by a welder while he was working on a dock was dismissed by the district court at the conclusion of the plaintiff’s case on the ground that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. Finding that no maritime jurisdiction over the plaintiff’s claims under the Admiralty Extension Act, 46 U.S.C. § 740, was properly alleged, we affirm.
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Robert Margin was employed as a welder/fitter by the Boland Marine and Manufacturing Corporation, which does ship repair work in the New Orleans area. On July 5, 1983, he was assigned to…
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