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STEPHENSON v. STAR-KIST CARIBE, INC.

No. 78-1262.

598 F.2d 676 (1979)

Richard J. STEPHENSON, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. STAR-KIST CARIBE, INC., Defendant, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided May 17, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Rive Rivera, Hato Rey, P. R., with whom Calderon, Rosa-Silva & Vargas, Hato Rey, P. R., was on brief, for defendant, appellant.

Gustavo A. Gelpi, San Juan, P. R., with whom Feldstein, Gelpi, Hernandez & Castillo, San Juan, P. R., was on brief, for plaintiff, appellee.

Before CAMPBELL and BOWNES, Circuit Judges, and JAMESON, District Judge.

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff seaman was injured in the course of his employment aboard the F/V Golden Scarab. Although the vessel was owned by a Canadian corporation, Scarab Fishing Ventures, Ltd., (Scarab), plaintiff brought an action against defendant Star-Kist Caribe, (Star-Kist), for Jones Act negligence, unseaworthiness, and maintenance and cure, alleging Star-Kist to be plaintiff's employer and to have...

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