Scott v. Briggs Way Co.

OPINION

I. INTRODUCTION

Emorene Briggs and Roger Briggs, doing business as Briggs Way Co., operate a set net fishing business. The Briggs employed Bruce Scott in June and July 1990 to work at their Ugashik River set net site as a maintenance person and crew member.1 In June 1990 Scott and his co-worker, Ryan Connor, were working on land, moving set net buoys.2 Scott was injured when the little finger on his right hand was crushed between a buoy and a forklift.

Scott filed a complaint against the Briggs in June 1992, seeking relief under principles of general negligence, the Jones Act, and…