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DAVIS v. FOREX

Civ. A. No. 86-2311.

655 F.Supp. 605 (1986)

Thomas C. DAVIS and Karen Davis v. Sedco FOREX.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

Reconsideration Denied January 9, 1987

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Walter Z. Steinman, Michael Kopac, Philadelphia, Pa., for plaintiff.

John Biezup, Timothy J. Abeel, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.

MEMORANDUM

NEWCOMER, District Judge.

This case involves an alleged injury to the plaintiff which he received while working on an movable oil rig located off the coast of Angola. A preliminary legal issue is whether the plaintiff was a "seaman" under the Jones Act. 46 U.S.C. § 688. Both sides briefed the issue.

I. BACKGROUND

The injury allegedly occurred on board the rig Sedneth Luanda (hereinafter the "Sedneth"). See Exhibit...

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