Legal Opinion
Bach v. Trident Shipping Co., Inc.
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided March 27, 1989No. Civ. A. 87-5899PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER AND REASONS
PATRICK E. CARR, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on defendants’ motion for summary judgment. By minute entry of March 16, 1989, the Court took the motion under submission on the briefs. For the following reasons, the Court now GRANTS the motion.
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On December 26, 1986, Eugene G. Bach Jr. suffered a fatal heart attack while aboard the M/V JAYMAT TRIDENT as a compulsory river pilot. His surviving wife and two children have sued the vessel owner, the voyage charterer, and the vessel for his death.
Bach was a 61 year old male who had worked as a river pilot for about…
2Cases cited39 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Kermarec v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Hastings v. Baton Rouge General HospitalSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1986
- Sentilles v. Inter-Caribbean Shipping Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Continental Grain Company v. Puerto Rico Maritime Shipping AuthorityCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1992
- Carl Mayhew, Jr. Diana Lee Mayhew v. Bell Steamship CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Helen Ehret Bach, Eugene G. Bach, Iii, Janet B. Lashley v. Trident Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Helen Ehret Bach, Eugene G. Bach, Iii, Janet B. Lashley v. Trident Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991