Legal Opinion
Richards v. Crescent Towing & Salvage Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 30, 1959No. 21345PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REGAN, Judge.
Plaintiff, Harold Richards, instituted this suit against the defendant, Crescent Tow' ing & Salvage Co., Inc., endeavoring to recover $1,011 “sick pay” in conformity with the provisions of a labor contract existing between the defendant and the Seafarers International Union, of which he was a member. Plaintiff contracted tuberculosis while working on the defendant’s tugboat as a deckhand.
Defendant pleaded the exceptions of res adjudicata, lis pendens, and no right or cause of action.
From a judgment in favor of the defendant maintaining the plea of res adjudi-cata, plaintiff has…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- California Company v. PriceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1958
- Fisher v. RollinsSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1956
- Pitts v. NeugentSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1937
- Sample v. Louisiana Oil Refining CorporationSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1927
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