Legal Opinion
Martin v. John W. Stone Oil Distributor, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1987No. 86-3747PublishedCited by 94 opinions
1Per curiam
The district court granted the defendant’s motion for summary judgment, dismissing this death action under the Jones Act and the General Maritime Law. It is undisputed that Christopher Martin, a sea*548man aboard the tugboat OLGA STONE, disappeared into the Mississippi River on February 23, 1985, just before the vessel docked. His body was not found for nine months, and an autopsy established drowning as the cause of death.
The defendant’s motion for summary judgment asserted that there was no evidence of its negligence or causation in Martin’s unexplained death. The plaintiffs countered with a…
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