Legal Opinion
Darla J. Potter v. Great Falls Insurance Company
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Decided December 29, 2020PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT Reporter of Decisions Decision:
2020 ME 144
Docket: WCB-19-456 Argued: September 18, 2020 Decided: December 29, 2020 Panel: MEAD, GORMAN, JABAR, HUMPHREY, HORTON, and CONNORS, JJ. DARLA J. POTTER v. GREAT FALLS INSURANCE COMPANY et al. CONNORS, J. [¶1] The question presented in this appeal is whether Darla J. Potter— an aquaculture worker—is a “seaman” within the meaning of the Jones Act,
46 U.S.C.S. § 30104
(LEXIS through
Pub. L. No. 116-214). The answer, based on the facts in this record, is no. [¶2] Great Falls Insurance Company appeals from a decision of the…
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