Legal Opinion
Adams v. Weeks Marine, Inc.
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided May 2, 1995No. Civ. A. No. G-94-433Published
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT
KENT, District Judge.
This is a maritime personal injury case in which Plaintiff Bobby D. Adams (“Adams”) has brought suit against Defendant Weeks Marine, Inc. (‘Weeks Marine”) for injuries he allegedly received while working on a ship owned by Defendant. Before the Court now is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment on the grounds that Adams is not a seaman pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688. For the reasons stated below, the Court finds that Defendant’s Motion should be GRANTED.
Adams was formerly the superintendent of the Barge 532, which is owned…
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