Legal Opinion
Hubert Wayne Johnson v. John F. Beasley Construction Company, a Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 24, 1984No. 83-3196PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARLINGTON WOOD, Jr.,
Circuit Judge.
On July 13, 1981, appellant Hubert Johnson sustained injuries while working on a construction barge owned by appellee Beasley Construction Company (“Beasley”). Appellant sued Beasley under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and Beasley moved for summary judgment on the ground that appellant was not a “seaman” as required under the Act. The district court granted Beasley’s motion and entered judgment in its favor. We affirm.
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The facts are not in dispute. Beasley is a structural steel contractor. It was hired to remove the swing span portion of a railroad bridge…
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