Snelling v. Elmer Logsdon River Construction Co.

Plaintiff, Mark W. Snelling, appeals from the judgment of the circuit court of St. Clair County granting defendants’ motions for summary judgment in an action for personal injury brought pursuant to the Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (46 U.S.C. sec. 688 (1976)), commonly known as the Jones Act, and the general maritime law.

The following factual account is substantially based on plaintiff’s deposition testimony filed as part of the record on appeal. The sole question is whether the trial court erred in finding that there are no issues of material fact for a jury to decide on the issue of…