Legal Opinion
Buccellato v. City of New York
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided December 28, 1992No. CV-90-3464PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
GLASSER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Frank Buccellato was injured while working at a sanitation unloading facility in Staten Island. He commenced this personal injury action under the Jones Act. Defendant City of New York moves for summary judgment on the ground that plaintiff is not a seaman under the Jones Act. For the following reasons, defendant’s motion is denied.
FACTS
This case involves a fleet of barges owned by defendant City of New York. The barges are used to “transport city refuse on the navigable waters in and around the Port of New York, from certain Marine…
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