Legal Opinion
Patrick J. Bilyk v. The Vessel Nair
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 8, 1985No. 84-5515PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge:
At issue is whether United States law should be applied to an alleged accident which occurred on the high seas. The district court held that it should not and dismissed the complaint for failure to state a cause of action. We affirm.
BACKGROUND
Bilyk, a United States citizen, was seeking work in El Cajon, California and learned that the owners of the fishing vessel Nair needed a helicopter pilot. The helicopter is used to scout for fish.
Bilyk boarded the vessel in Mexico, where he began work. The Nair flies the Mexican flag and is owned by a corporation organized under…
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