Rice v. Glad Hands, Inc.

POLITZ, Circuit Judge:

Glad Hands, Inc. and its protection and indemnity (P & I) insurers, appeal the dismissal of their third party demand against Glad Hands’ excess maritime employer’s liability (MEL) insurers. The trial court’s dismissal was based on the conclusion that the record contained insufficient evidence to support a finding that the plaintiff, Carson Rice, was a seaman. The district court considered only the trial record as it was constituted prior to the time the third party demand was filed, limiting the evidence because of an apparent stipulation to that effect between…