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TRUEHART v. BLANDON

Civ. A. No. 87-0708.

685 F.Supp. 956 (1988)

Donald TRUEHART, Personal Representative as Administrator of the Estate of Victor A. Truehart and His Heirs, Donald Truehart, Joan Robienczak Truehart, Terri A. Truehart, and Thomas J. Truehart v. Peter C. BLANDON, J. Robert Lee III, the M/V Buccaneer, Her Engines, etc., in rem, United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, the North River Insurance Company, and United States Fire Insurance Company.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

June 13, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John R. Martzell, Martzell, Thomas & Bickford, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

Ashton R. O'Dwyer Jr., J. Dwight LeBlanc III, Lemle, Kelleher, Kohlmeyer, Dennery, Hunley, Moss & Frilot, New Orleans, La., for defendants Blandon and USF & G.

Hugh M. Glenn Jr., Franklin H. Jones III, Bienvenu, Foster, Ryan & O'Bannon, New Orleans, La., for defendants Lee, North River Ins. Co. and U.S. Fire Ins. Co.

Order and Reasons

CHARLES SCHWARTZ, Jr., District Judge.

At the final pre-trial conference held June 3, 1988, the Court STRUCK plaintiff's jury demand. The Court now gives written reasons for its ruling.

This is Installment Four of the ever-appearing legal issues over Victor Truehart's tragic death. As Judge Wisdom has written, "[t]he time has not yet come when a plaintiff is entitled to a jury in every admiralty action." Durden v. Exxon Corp...

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