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ROLLINS v. PETERSON BUILDERS, INC.

Civ. A. No. 88-0482P.

761 F.Supp. 918 (1990)

Philip A. ROLLINS, As the Personal Representative of the Estate of Alison Rollins; Priscilla Rollins, Individually, Plaintiffs, v. PETERSON BUILDERS, INC., Defendant, The United States of America; the Board of Governors for Higher Education, Defendants, Third Party Plaintiffs, v. JOHN W. GILBERT ASSOCS., INC., Third Party Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Rhode Island.

On Motion for Reconsideration January 10, 1991.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Walsh, Jr., Providence, R.I., for plaintiffs.

Howard E. Walker, Hinckley, Allen, Snyder & Comen, Providence, R.I., for Peterson Builders.

Irving A. Pianin, Torts Branch, Civ. Div., U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., Suzanne G. Curt, Asst. U.S. Atty., Providence, R.I., for U.S.

Berndt W. Anderson, Roberts, Carroll, Feldstein & Peirce, Providence, R.I., Louis Saccoccio, Mary Kennard, Gen. Counsel, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, R.I., for Bd. of Governors.

Barbara S. Cohen, Goldenberg & Muri, Providence, R.I., Augustus F. Wagner, Jr., Nutter, McClennen & Fish, Hyannis, Mass., Leonard W. Langer, Marshall J. Tinkle, Thompson, McNaboe, Ashley & Bull, Portland, Me., for John W. Gilbert Associates, Inc.

OPINION

PETTINE, Senior District Judge.

Alison Rollins, the daughter of Philip and Priscilla Rollins, died after being electrocuted while working on board the research vessel "Endeavor." The United States owned, the Board of Governors for Higher Education leased, Peterson Builders built, and John W. Gilbert Associates designed the ship. Alison's parents sue the Board under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. §...

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