Legal Opinion
Morris v. Transworld Drilling Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 15, 1978No. 6669PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
365 So.2d 46 (1978)
Ben F. MORRIS, Plaintiff and Appellant,
v.
TRANSWORLD DRILLING COMPANY, Defendant and Appellee.
No. 6669.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
November 15, 1978.
Long & Peters, Speedy O. Long and Jimmie C. Peters, Jena, for plaintiff and appellant.
Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Christopher Tompkins, New Orleans, for defendant and appellee.
Before CULPEPPER, DOMENGEAUX and WATSON, JJ.
CULPEPPER, Judge.
The sole issue in this suit is the propriety of prejudgment interest on an award in a Jones Act claim brought in a state court. The plaintiff, Ben Morris, filed suit in state…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Brown v. Western R. Co. of Ala.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- West v. HarrisCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Louisiana & Arkansas Railway Company v. Export Drum Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Sanford Bros. Boats, Inc. v. Dalvis VidrineCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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3Cited by12 opinions
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