· 2/17/1987
Charlene Langston v. Schlumberger Offshore Services, Inc.
Citations
- 809 F.2d 1192
- 1988 A.M.C. 912
- 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 2175
How courts have described this case
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- working on 15 different vessels belonging to 10 different employers does not qualify one as a seaman
- plaintiff who performed jobs for ten unrelated owners aboard fifteen different vessels not a seaman
- pre-Chandris: wireline operator who had performed 18 jobs for 10 unrelated owners aboard 15 distinct vessels was not a seaman
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Judges: Reavley, Johnson, Davis
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