Legal Opinion

Butler v. Zapata Haynie Corp.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided February 23, 1994No. 92-71PublishedCited by 23 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

633 So.2d 1274 (1994)

John William BUTLER, Plaintiff-Appellant,

v.

ZAPATA HAYNIE CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee.

No. 92-71.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

February 23, 1994.

Rehearing Denied April 6, 1994.

Raleigh Newman, Lake Charles, for John William Butler.

James Buckner Doyle, Lake Charles, for Zapata Haynie Corp.

Before DOMENGEAUX, C.J., and STOKER, THIBODEAUX, COOKS and SAUNDERS, JJ.

THIBODEAUX, Judge.

In this action brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.App. § 688, for negligence, the general maritime law for unseaworthiness of the vessel, and for punitive damages, attorney fees,…

Also in this document: Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Saunders; Concurring in part, dissenting in part · Saunders.

2Cases cited38 opinions

  1. Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  2. Rosell v. EscoSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1989
  3. Stobart v. State Through DOTDSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1993
  4. Arceneaux v. DomingueSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1978
  5. Canter v. Koehring CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1973

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3Cited by23 opinions

  1. Murphy v. L&L Marine Transp., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
  2. Parfait v. Transocean Offshore, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2008
  3. Goodwyne v. People's Moss Gin, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1997
  4. Locke v. Sheriff, Parish of JeffersonLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1994
  5. Moss v. GoodgerLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2012

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