Legal Opinion
Bourg v. J. Ray McDermott & Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided May 21, 1951No. 19682PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JANVIER, Judge.
Mrs. Zulma Bourg, administratrix of the succession of her husband, Hilarus G. Bourg, appeals from a judgment maintaining an exception of no cause of action and dismissing her suit for • damages for 'the death of her husband. The suit was ■brought against the employer of her husband, J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc., under the provisions of section 33 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, known as the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688.
The plaintiff alleged that her husband “in the course of his employment as a pilot of a vessel owned and operated by the' defendant * * * was injured by a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Jesionowski v. Boston & Maine RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- San Juan Light & Transit Co. v. RequenaSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Smith v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1938
3Cited by5 opinions
- McGee v. Police Jury of Caddo ParishLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1953
- Angelette v. HardieLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Bourgeois v. Le BlancLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1954
- Zar v. AlafetichCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- Bourg v. J. Ray McDermott & Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1954