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WILSON v. JOTORI DREDGING, INC.

No. 92-3218.

999 F.2d 370 (1993)

Mark W. WILSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. JOTORI DREDGING, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 22, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard E. Schwartz, St. Louis, MO, argued (James E. Parrot on the brief), for plaintiff-appellant.

Ronald E. Fox, St. Louis, MO, argued (Bart C. Sullivan on the brief), for defendant-appellee.

Before JOHN R. GIBSON, LOKEN, and HANSEN, Circuit Judges.

JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Mark Wilson appeals from jury verdicts finding that Wilson was a longshoreman, not a seaman, and finding in favor of defendant Jotori Dredging, Inc. on Wilson's negligence claim under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 901-950 (1988). Wilson argues that the district court erred in instructing the jury in various respects, particularly when defining the word "seaman"; that the district...

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