Legal Opinion
Brown v. State
Alaska Supreme Court
Decided August 30, 1991No. S-3811PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BURKE, Justice.
This is an appeal of the superior court’s order granting summary judgment to the State of Alaska and Division of Marine Highway Systems (state), dismissing the plaintiff sailor’s complaint for relief under the Jones Act and the doctrine of unseaworthiness. We reverse.
I
The facts of this case are not disputed. Dale Brown was employed as a marine engineer by the Alaska Marine Highway System (AMHS) when he was injured while working on board the M/V Aurora on December 31, 1984. Brown suffered a knee injury while acting in the course and scope of his employment as a sailor.
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