Legal Opinion
Rollins Ex Rel. Estate of Rollins v. Board of Governors for Higher Education
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided October 17, 1990No. Civ. A. 88-0482PPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
This is an action brought by the parents of Alison Rollins under the Jones Act for negligence against the Board of Governors for Higher Education, under general maritime law, the Public Vessels Act and the Suits in Admiralty Act against the United States of America, and under the general maritime and products liability law against Peterson Builders, Inc. The Board and the United States filed a third-party complaint against John W. Gilbert Associates for contribution and indemnity.
Alison Rollins, the plaintiffs’ decedent, was a seaman employed…
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- University of Rhode Island v. A.W. Chesterton CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
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