NEALY v. FLUOR DRILLING SERVICES, INC.

Civ. A. Nos. 80-1430, 80-1398 and 80-1431.

524 F.Supp. 789 (1981)

Glenda Lees NEALY v. FLUOR DRILLING SERVICES, INC. Beatrice C. SHIRLEY v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY. Aline Edwards STRETTON v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY.

United States District Court, W. D. of Louisiana, Lafayette-Opelousas Division.

October 29, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilson M. Montero, Jr., New Orleans, La., William Henry Sanders, Jena, La., for plaintiffs.

Lance S. Ostendorf, Lawrence E. Abbott, New Orleans, La., for defendants.


MEMORANDUM RULING ON MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

EDWIN F. HUNTER, Senior District Judge.

On May 12, 1980, in American Export Lines, Inc. v. Alvez, 446 U.S. 274, 100 S.Ct. 1673, 64 L.Ed.2d 284 (1980), the Supreme Court of the United States held that the wife of a longshoreman injured in state territorial waters had a loss of society claim under the general maritime law. Gilberto Alvez, a longshoreman, lost his right...

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