Legal Opinion
Ashley R. Bunch v. Canton Marine Towing Co., Inc., a Missouri Corporation Sir Joseph, an Inland River Towboat, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 23, 2005No. 04-1292PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RILEY, Circuit Judge.
Ashley Bunch (Bunch) was injured aboard the M/V Sir Joseph (Sir Joseph), a tugboat owned by Bunch’s employer, Canton Marine Towing Company, Inc. (Canton). Bunch sued Canton and the Sir Joseph (defendants) under section 33 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, 46 U.S.C. app. § 688, commonly known as the Jones Act. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants, concluding Bunch was not a “seaman” covered by the Jones Act, because Bunch “simply did not have a substantial connection to a vessel in navigation.” We reverse.
I. BACKGROUND
Bunch worked as a barge…
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