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MARGIN v. SEA-LAND SERVICES, INC.

No. 85-3542.

812 F.2d 973 (1987)

Robert MARGIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SEA-LAND SERVICES, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 19, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rudolph R. Schoemann, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

Donald L. King, New Orleans, La., for Cooper Stevedoring Co., Inc.

James K. Carroll, Therese B. Forrester, New Orleans, La., for Sea Land.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GOLDBERG, and GEE, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Chief Judge:

A suit under 33 U.S.C. § 905(b) for injuries sustained by a welder while he was working on a dock was dismissed by the district court at the conclusion of the plaintiff's case on the ground that the court lacked subject matter jurisdiction. Finding that no maritime jurisdiction over the plaintiff's claims under the Admiralty Extension Act, 46 U.S.C. § 740, was properly alleged, we affirm.

I.

Robert Margin was employed...

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