California Court of Appeal

An injured employee was unable to show a substantial connection to a vessel in navigation to establish seaman status, where he never rode aboard an anchored barge when it was unsecured.

Appellate Information

• Decided 08/21/2002
• Published 08/21/2002

Judges

•  JOHNSON, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Stolpman, Krissman, Elber & Silver, Joel Krissman, Long Beach, Donna Silver;  McGuinn, Hillsman & Palefsky and John R. Hillsman, San Francisco, for Plaintiff and Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Cox, Wootton, Griffin, Hansen & Poulos, Richard C. Wootton and Mitchell S. Griffin, San Francisco, for Defendant and Respondent.