SOUTHWEST MARINE, INC., PETITIONER v. BYRON GIZONI CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT No. 90-584 Argued October 15, 1991 Decided December 4, 1991 Petitioner Southwest Marine, Inc., a ship repair facility operator, owns several floating platforms that, among other things, support ship repairmen engaged in their work. Respondent Gizoni, […]
Articles Tagged: 502 U.S. 81
Southwest Marine, Inc. v. Gizoni, 502 U.S. 81 (1991)
Issues: Jones Act
502 U.S. 81 112 S.Ct. 486 116 L.Ed.2d 405 SOUTHWEST MARINE, INC., Petitioner, v. Byron GIZONI. No. 90-584. Argued Oct. 15, 1991. Decided Dec. 4, 1991. Headnotes: Harbor workers as seamen: A maritime worker whose occupation is one of those enumerated in Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act may be a seaman within meaning of […]