Legal Opinion
Davis v. Forex
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 15, 1986No. Civ. A. 86-2311PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
NEWCOMER, District Judge.
This case involves an alleged injury to the plaintiff which he received while working on an movable oil rig located off the coast of Angola. A preliminary legal issue is whether the plaintiff was a “seaman” under the Jones Act. 46 U.S.C. § 688. Both sides briefed the issue.
I. BACKGROUND
The injury allegedly occurred on board the rig Sedneth Luanda (hereinafter the “Sedneth”). See Exhibit A, attached to Plaintiffs' Supplemental Memorandum. At the time of the accident the Sedneth was located 30 kilometers off the coast of Angola.
The Sedneth was registered as a…
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- Davis v. Sedco ForexDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987