Gault v. Modern Continental/Roadway Construction Co. Joint Venture

Opinion

EPSTEIN, Acting P. J.

Rupert Gault sued his employer, Modem Continental/Roadway Construction Company, Inc. Joint Venture after suffering an injury while working on a barge being used to build a. bridge over a flood control channel. The suit was brought under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C. § 688), the Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA; 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq.), and general maritime law. The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment, finding as a matter of law that plaintiff was not a “seaman” on a “vessel in navigation” in “navigable waters.” We reverse,…