Davis v. Sedco Forex’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
1
cited by 1 later decisions
August 1988
most recently cited
Relationships
Relies on Senko v. La Crosse Dredging Corporation · De Lucia v. New Jersey · Griffith v. Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel Corp. · Simko v. Marine Maintenance Co. · 387 F. Supp. 937 - Mietla v. WARNER COMPANY
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“The determination of whether the plaintiff is a seaman under the Jones Act should not be taken from the jury by the trial judge if there is an evidentiary basis for making a finding. When conflicting inferences may be drawn from undisputed underlying facts the determination of whether an individual is a seaman must be made by the factfinder. Only when there is no evidentiary basis to support a jury finding that a plaintiff was a seaman when injured, can the court’s decision of summary judgment for the defendant be sustained as a matter of law. The standard of review where summary judgment has been granted is strict; the record must negate the probability that evidence calling for a contrary result might be developed at trial.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“(a) the ship must be in navigation; (b) there must be a more or less permanent connection between the plaintiff and the ship; and (c) the worker must be aboard the vessel primarily to aid in navigation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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