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SMITH v. CLARK SHERWOOD OIL FIELD CONTRACTORS

No. 71-1570. Summary Calendar.

457 F.2d 1339 (1972)

Rodney SMITH et al., Plaintiffs, Irene Hanks Smith, surviving widow of John B. Smith, deceased, etc., et al., Intervenors-Appellants, v. CLARK SHERWOOD OIL FIELD CONTRACTORS, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied April 17, 1972.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John Gano, Houston, Tex., D. Mark Bienvenu, Lafayette, La., for Rodney Smith; Joseph D. Jamail, Jr., Jamail & Gano, Houston, Tex., of counsel.

Timothy McNamara, Lafayette, La., for Clark Sherwood Oil Field Contractors & Employers Mutual Liability Ins. Co. of Wisconsin; Davidson, Meaux, Onebane & Donohoe, Lafayette, La., of counsel.

W. Gerald Gaudet, Lafayette, La., for Quintana Petroleum Corp.; Voorhies, Labbe, Fontenot, Leonard & McGlasson, Lafayette, La., of counsel.

Before THORNBERRY, MORGAN and CLARK, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied April 17, 1972.

LEWIS R. MORGAN, Circuit Judge:

In this suit under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, the personal representative of a deceased seaman seeks to recover death benefits on behalf of the lawful wife and children and also for a child alleged to be the illegitimate daughter of the deceased. The district court granted recovery by adopting stipulations signed by the...

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