Legal Opinion
Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Louisiana
Decided November 4, 1964No. 9949PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUNTER, District Judge.
Mrs. Hazel Jean Grigsby, individually, and as natural tutrix of her minor children, Javan K. and Jennifer Ann, seeks damages for the death of John D. Grigsby, her husband.
Grigsby, while acting in an emergency and trying to render aid to or rescue employees of Coastal Marine Service of Texas and Welders’ Supply Company of Louisiana, met his death aboard the barge Morton Salt II on November 18, 1902. The immediate cause of death was drowning and the contributing cause was asphyxiation. The original libel was filed against Gulf Salt Carriers, Inc.; Aiple Towing Company;…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Western Fuel Co. v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1921
- The Tungus v. SkovgaardSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Hess v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Gorsalitz v. Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Grigsby v. Coastal Marine Service of Texas, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- General Electric Company and Electric Mutual Liability Insurance Company v. Cuban American Nickel CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Arnold v. Stupp CorporationLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1968
- Brady v. American Insurance CompanyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1967
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