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HATCH v. DUROCHER DOCK AND DREDGE, INC.

No. 93-1409.

33 F.3d 545 (1994)

Albert HATCH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DUROCHER DOCK AND DREDGE, INCORPORATED, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided May 25, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leonard C. Jaques and Donald A. Krispin (argued and briefed), Jaques Admiralty Law Firm, Detroit, MI, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mark J. Seplak, Susan Condon, Edward M. Kay (briefed), James T. Ferrini, Robert N. Dunn and Kimbley A. Kearney (argued), Clausen, Miller, Gorman, Caffrey & Witous, Chicago, IL, for defendant-appellee.

Before: KEITH and SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judges; and CELEBREZZE, Senior Circuit Judge.

SUHRHEINRICH, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Hatch sued his employer, Durocher Dock and Dredge, Inc. (Durocher) for personal injuries suffered in the course of his employment aboard a floating work platform, the Samuel II. The district court granted summary judgment to Durocher on the ground that Hatch was not a "seaman" within the meaning of the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, or as that term is used in general maritime law, 820 F.Supp. 314...

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