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HOPKINS v. JORDAN MARINE, INC.

No. 01-1027.

271 F.3d 1 (2001)

Timothy HOPKINS, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. JORDAN MARINE, INC., Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided October 29, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carolyn M. Latti with whom Latti & Anderson LLP was on brief for appellant.

William H. Welte with whom Welte & Welte, P.A. was on brief for appellee.

Before BOUDIN, Chief Judge, LYNCH, Circuit Judge, and DiCLERICO, District Judge.

BOUDIN, Chief Judge.

In June 1998, Timothy Hopkins was injured at sea while serving aboard the F/V Jamie & Ashley. The accident occurred while the ship was letting out a fishing net from a reel mounted at the aft end of the vessel. The reel was controlled by another crew member, Ben Farrington, who operated hydraulic controls on the port side. Hopkins was standing on the starboard side of the reel as the net unwound into the sea.

During the unwinding,...

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