Legal Opinion
Mrs. Edith Boudoin v. J. Ray McDermott & Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 18, 1960No. 18175_1PublishedCited by 60 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
For Louisiana diversity cases this term we have been confronted with several of nature’s perils. In Lussan v. Grain Dealers Mutual Ins. Co., 5 Cir., 1960, 280 F.2d 491, fear by one of a little insect — a bee or a wasp — capable of doing limited harm, brought about injuries to another. Here we deal with the opposite extreme. Hurricane Audrey of June 27, 1957, having the capacity for devastation was known to be off the Louisiana Coast. Yet lack of fear — born perhaps by natural optimistic confidence or inadequate timely information — may have led many to remain in…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- The LackawannaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1913
- Ohio Barge Line, Inc. v. Oil Transport Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
- Swenson v. The Argonaut the Estelle. The SusanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1953
- United Geophysical Co. v. VelaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1956
- Eugene J. Lussan v. Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by60 opinions
- Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. And Brown & Root, Inc., Successor to Brown & Root Marine Operators, Inc. v. Zapata Off-Shore CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1967
- Employers Insurance of Wausau as Representative of Those Certain Underwriters Subscribing to Certificate No. 14880 and Certificate No. 14482, Plaintiff v. Suwannee River Spa Lines, Inc., Suwannee River Chartering, Inc., Permian Trading Corporation, Occidental Export, Inc., Occidental Chemical Agricultural Products, Inc., and Occidental Petroleum Corp. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc., J.J. Henry Co., Inc., and Victoria MacHine Works, Inc., Occidental Petroleum Corp. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Victoria MacHine Works, Inc., Occidental Petroleum Corp. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Victoria MacHine Works, Inc., Employers Insurance of Wausau as Representative of Those Certain Underwriters Subscribing to Certificate No. 14880 and Certificate No. 14482, Plaintiff- Suwanne River Spa Lines, Inc. v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc., Employers Insurance of Wausau as Representative of Those Certain Underwriters Subscribing to Certificate No. 14880 and Certificate No. 14482 v. Avondale Shipyards, Inc. And Ogden CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1989
- Larry A. Pizani, D/B/A Lafitte Gift Shop v. M/v Cotton Blossom, Her Engine, Tackle, Apparel, Etc., in Rem, New Orleans Steamboat Company, in PersonamCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- David Stevens v. Seacoast Company, Inc. And M/v Elena SCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Transamerica Premier Insurance v. OberCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1997
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