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Rollins Ex Rel. Estate of Rollins v. Board of Governors for Higher Education
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided March 27, 1991No. Civ. A. 88-0482PPublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
As I have recited on several occasions, this is an action brought by the parents of Alison Rollins under the Jones Act for negligence against the Board of Governors of Higher Education, under general maritime law, the Public Vessels Act and the Suits in Admiralty Act against the United States and under the general maritime and products liability law against Peterson Builders, Inc. Alison Rollins, the plaintiffs’ decedent, was a seaman employed by the Board of Governors. On August 11, 1986, Alison was electrocuted while working on the ship end…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Rollins Ex Rel. Estate of Rollins v. Peterson Builders, Inc.District Court, D. Rhode Island · 1991
- Gaussoin v. Port of PortlandCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 1996
- Walters v. Tidewater Fleet, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1994