Legal Opinion
MacOmber v. De Bardeleben Coal Co.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 27, 1942No. 36526PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FOURNET, Justice.
This is a suit to recover damages for the death of a seaman under the provisions of Section 33 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, more commonly known as the Jones Act, and is now before us on a writ of certiorari to review the judgment of the Court of Appeal for the Parish of Orleans reversing a jury verdict and the judgment of the district court awarding the sum of $7,269.40 to Mrs. Lola Macomber as the administratrix of the estate of John B. Macomber, her late husband, and casting in damages the De Bardeleben Coal Company, Inc., owner of the tug boat…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Socony-Vacuum Oil Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Robertson v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Jamison v. EncarnacionSupreme Court of the United States · 1930
- Armit v. LovelandCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1940
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Mansfield Hardwood Lumber Company v. Hattie A. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
- Trahan v. Gulf Crews, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1971
- Trahan v. Gulf Crews, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1971
- Bochantin v. Inland Waterways Corp.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1951
- Istre v. Diamond M. Drilling CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1969
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