DALLA v. ATLAS MARITIME CO.

No. 83-6370.

771 F.2d 1277 (1985)

Moussa DALLA, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. ATLAS MARITIME CO., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided September 17, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Herbert C. Rubinstein, Santa Monica, Cal., for plaintiff-appellee.

Samuel A. Keesal, Jr., Keesal, Young & Logan, Long Beach, Cal., for defendant-appellant.

Before GOODWIN, FLETCHER and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM.

Moussa Dalla was injured while working aboard a Greek vessel at port in Long Beach, California. He recovered judgment under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1982), and the vessel operator appeals. See Dalla v. Atlas Maritime Co., 562 F.Supp. 752 (C.D.Cal.1983). We affirm.

The vessel operator contends that the Jones Act does not afford Dalla a cause of action because of the paucity of connections...

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