BRYANT v. GATES CONST. CO.

Civ. A. No. 88-545 MMS.

735 F.Supp. 602 (1990)

Ralph A. BRYANT, Jr., Plaintiff, v. GATES CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

April 12, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard A. Zappa, and Joseph J. Rhoades, of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, Del., for plaintiff.

Jeffrey S. Goddess, of Saul, Ewing, Remick & Saul, Wilmington, Del., of counsel. James A. Yulman, and Timothy J. Mahoney, of Krusen Evans and Byrne, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


MURRAY M. SCHWARTZ, Senior District Judge.

This is an action by Ralph A. Bryant, Jr. against his employer, Gates Construction Corporation ("Gates"), under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, and general maritime law. Bryant seeks recovery for injuries sustained while employed as a crane operator on defendant's barge "Gates 196". Gates moved for summary judgment arguing that Bryant was not a seaman, but rather a land-based construction worker such that his remedies...

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