Legal Opinion
Rollins Ex Rel. Estate of Rollins v. Peterson Builders, Inc.
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided April 11, 1991No. Civ. A. 88-0482PPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
The above-captioned case has been extensively litigated over the past several years. For clarity’s sake, I will repeat the basic premises of this action. Alison Rollins, the daughter of Philip and Priscilla Rollins, died after being electrocuted while working on board the research vessel “Endeavor.” The United States owned, the Board of Governors for Higher Education leased, Peterson Builders built, and John W. Gilbert Associates designed the ship. Alison’s parents sued the Board under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1982) for negligence and…
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