Legal Opinion
Byron Gizoni v. Southwest Marine Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 7, 1995No. 93-56715PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANBY, Circuit Judge.
Byron Gizoni appeals after a jury trial in which the jury found that he was not a “seaman” under the Jones Act, 46 App. U.S.C. § 688. Gizoni argues that the trial court erred in instructing the jury on the definition of “seaman.” We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. We reverse and remand.
I
FACTS
Byron Gizoni worked for Southwest Marine as a shore-based rigger and rigging-foreman. He was allegedly injured when he stepped into a hole in the deck of a pontoon barge owned by his employer. At the time of the accident, the floating work-platform (or barge) was…
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