Endeavor Marine, Inc. v. Crane Operators, Inc.

This appeal of a summary judgment presents a question of “seaman” status under the Jones Act. Kevin Baye, a crane operator assigned to the derrick barge FRANK L, was injured while attempting to moor the FRANK L to a cargo vessel in the Mississippi River. The district court, finding that Baye’s “duties do not take him to sea,” denied seaman status to Baye and granted summary judgment for Baye’s employer, Crane Operators, Inc. Having reviewed the record, we conclude, as a matter of law, that Baye was a seaman. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the district court and remand for further…