Legal Opinion
Nelson Abshire v. Seacoast Products, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1982No. 80-3941PublishedCited by 57 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
Again this court must determine a question of seaman status under the Jones Act. We hold that there is sufficient evidence for this case to go to the jury to determine whether the plaintiff, a welder attached to a fleet of vessels, injured while replacing an engine, qualifies as a seaman under the Jones Act. Additionally, on the threshold procedural issue, we hold that the trial judge acted within his discretion in reconsidering an earlier summary judgment by another district judge holding that the plaintiff was not a seaman.
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The appellant/defendant, Seacoast Products,…
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