Legal Opinion
Claudie R. Lovless v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corporation, Limited
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 28, 1955No. 13893_1PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Per curiam
On October 19, 1950, the Tug “Lake-wyn” was operated by Jahncke Service, Inc. for delivering clam shells in the New Basin Canal at New Orleans. Claudie R. Lovless was employed by the company as deckhand on its towboat. About dusk that day he was injured when working aboard the barges which were loaded with shells and were being towed by the tug.
Lovless brought this action jointly against the vessel’s owner and its liability underwriter. His damage suit is based upon the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688, and upon the Maritime Law. He claims also maintenance and cure in a second cause of action,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. CushingSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Cushing v. Maryland Cas. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1952
- Cushing v. Texas & P. Ry. Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1951
3Cited by13 opinions
- Bradford Coleman v. Jahncke Service, Inc., the Home Insurance Company v. The Greater New Orleans Expressway Commission and Winndixie Louisiana, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1965
- Billie Charline Guess, Wife of and Administratrix of the Estate of Benjamin Franklin Wiley, Jr. v. Geoffrey Stewart ReadCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
- Grubbs v. Gulf Intern. Marine, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
- Taylor v. Fishing Tools, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
- Deshotels v. SHRM Catering Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
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