Toland v. Atlantic Gahagan Joint Venture Dredge, No. 1

We affirm the judgment of the Appellate Division substantially for the reasons expressed in fts opinion reported at 109 N. J. Super. 186 (1970). How ever, we deem it necessary to add the following comments. The Appellate Division held that the Yew Jersey Division of Workmen’s Compensation never had jurisdiction to make an award for an injury incurred by a seaman on a vessel in navigable waters, and that the federal maritime remedies were exclusive. Id. at 192. We note that there are instances in which state workmen’s compensation laws and federal maritime remedies give rise to concurrent…