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TRAHAN v. GULF CREWS, INC.

No. 3295.

246 So.2d 280 (1971)

Mrs. Myrtle TRAHAN et al., Plaintiffs and Appellees, v. GULF CREWS, INC., et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Rehearings Denied April 22, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Hinds & Meyers, by John K. Meyers, Houston, Tex., Faris, Ellis, Cutrone, Gilmore, Lautenschlaeger, by Joy S. Miller, New Orleans, La., Hall, Raggio, Farrar & Barnett, by Edgar F. Barnett, Lake Charles, La., for defendants-appellants.

Jones & Jones, by J. B. Jones, Jr., Cameron, La., for plaintiffs-appellees.

Before FRUGE, CULPEPPER and MILLER, JJ.

CULPEPPER, Judge.

This is a suit under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. Section 688, for the wrongful death of a seaman. Plaintiffs are the surviving wife and children of Howard J. Trahan, Sr., who drowned during the course and scope of his employment by defendant, Gulf Crews, Inc. A jury, in a general verdict, awarded plaintiffs a total of $168,125. Defendants appealed.

The principal issues relate to the negligence of the defendant employer and the quantum of the...

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