Legal Opinion

Bennett v. BUSINELLE TOWING CORPORATION

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided June 12, 2009No. 2008 CA 2391Published

1Opinion of the Court

CECILIA BENNETT WIFE OF/AND ERIC BENNETT

v.

BUSINELLE TOWING CORPORATION

No. 2008 CA 2391.

Court of Appeals of Louisiana, First Circuit.

June 12, 2009.

Not Designated for Publication.

JACK W. HARANG, Metairie, LA, Attorney for Plaintiffs/Appellants, Cecilia Bennett and Eric Bennett.

RANDELL E. TREADWAY, ALAN ZAUNBRECHER, Metairie, LA, Attorneys for Defendant/Appellee, Businelle Towing Corporation.

Before: CARTER, C.J., WHIPPLE and DOWNING, JJ.

CARTER, C. J.

This appeal raises the single legal issue of whether an injured seaman's spouse can recover damages for loss of consortium in a suit brought under…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  2. Bryson Properties, XVIII v. Travelers Insurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1992
  3. Leroy Michel, Jr. And Cindy Michel, Cross-Appellants v. Total Transportation, Inc. And Assuranceforeningen Gard, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
  4. Scarborough v. Clemco IndustriesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2004
  5. Murray v. Bertucci Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992

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