WILLIAMSON v. DASPIT BROS. MARINE DIVERS, INC.

Civ. A. No. 8422.

219 F.Supp. 370 (1963)

Vannie Floyd WILLIAMSON, Administratrix v. DASPIT BROS. MARINE DIVERS, INC., and the Fidelity and Casualty Co. of New York.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

July 29, 1963.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell J. Schonekas, Gibson Tucker, Jr., Clifton S. Carl, Tucker & Schonekas, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

A. R. Christovich, Jr., Christovich & Kearney, New Orleans, La., for defendant.


Civ. A. No. 8422, Division "C".

WEST, District Judge.

Complainant, as the widow of the deceased, Stephen T. Williamson, seeks to recover for the wrongful death of her husband pursuant to (1) the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688; (2) General Maritime Law; and (3) Workmen's Compensation Laws of the State of Louisiana.

The case was tried to a jury on May 6 and 7, 1963, on the first two counts, i. e., the Jones Act claim and the General Maritime claim...

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