Hocut v. Insurance Company of North America

254 So.2d 108 (1971)

Mrs. Imogene HOCUT, Plaintiff-Appellee,

v.

INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA, Defendant-Appellant.

No. 3582.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

October 22, 1971.

Rehearing Denied November 23, 1971.

Writ Refused January 17, 1972.

Scofield & Bergstedt, by John B. Scofield, Lake Charles, for defendant-appellant.

Jones & Jones, by J. B. Jones, Jr., Cameron, for plaintiff-appellee.

Before FRUGÉ, MILLER and DOMENGEAUX, JJ.

DOMENGEAUX, Judge.

This is a suit by Mrs. Imogene Hocut, prosecuted under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. A. § 688, for the wrongful death of her husband, Joe Chester…