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MELANSON v. CARIBOU REEFERS, LTD.

No. 81-1423.

667 F.2d 213 (1981)

Elaine MELANSON, Administratrix of the Estate of Richard Melanson, Petitioner-Appellant, v. CARIBOU REEFERS, LTD., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 17, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David B. Kaplan, Boston, Mass., with whom Edward J. White, and Orlando & White, Gloucester, Mass., were on brief, for petitioner-appellant.

Frank H. Handy, Jr., Boston, Mass., with whom Richard B. Kydd, Michael F. Kuppens, and Kneeland, Kydd & Handy, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for defendant-appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, BREYER, Circuit Judge, and BONSAL, Senior District Judge.

PER CURIAM.

Plaintiff, administratrix of the estate of Richard Melanson, a longshoreman, instituted this action against Caribou Reefers, Ltd. pursuant to the Longshoremen's and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. § 905(b). On May 19, 1981 the district court granted summary judgment to the defendant, and plaintiff appeals. We affirm.

Plaintiff's intestate, Mr. Melanson, was employed as a longshoreman on...

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