Legal Opinion
Don W. Kathriner v. Unisea, Inc., a Washington Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1992No. 91-35480PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUG, Circuit Judge:
Appellant, Kathriner, brought an action under the Jones Act against appellee, Uni-sea, for injuries sustained while working aboard a floating fish processing plant. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of Unisea on the ground that recovery under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, was precluded because the fish processing plant was not a vessel in navigation. The district court also denied Kathriner’s motion to amend his complaint to allege a cause of action under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 901 et seq., on the ground…
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