Legal Opinion
Francisco Joia v. Jo-Ja Service Corp., Boat Niagara Falls, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided May 1, 1987No. 85-1753PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PIERAS, District Judge.
This is a seamen’s suit for personal injuries against the employer and a water boat who had a service contract with the employer. Plaintiff, Francisco Joia (hereinafter “Joia”) brought two counts against his employer, Boat Niagara Falls, Inc. (hereinafter “Niagara”), the first under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, and the second under the general maritime theory of unseaworthiness. Joia brought one count of common law negligence, a state law pendent claim, against co-defendant Jo-Ja Service Corporation, 1 the owner of the water boat, (hereinafter “Jo-Ja”). Both…
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