Legal Opinion
Nancy Turner, Ex Rel. Farrell W. Turner v. Tennessee Valley Authority, Owner of the Lucy E
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 29, 1988No. 87-5845PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*413KRUPANSKY, Circuit Judge.
Nancy Turner, the plaintiff-appellant in this case (plaintiff or Turner), has appealed the district court’s memorandum order dismissing the instant action against the Tennessee Valley Authority, defendant-appel-lee (defendant or TVA). Plaintiff is the wife and next of kin of Farrell W. Turner, who fell overboard and was drowned on August 25, 1985 while working from the ship, The Lucy E, which is owned and operated by the TVA. Turner initiated this action on March 6, 1986 pursuant to the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A.App. § 688 (West 1975 and Supp.1988) in the United States…
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