Legal Opinion
Breaux v. St. Charles Gaming Co., Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 22, 2011No. 10-1349, 11-128PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECUIR, Judge.
11 Jennifer Ann Breaux sued St. Charles Gaming Co., Inc., d/b/a Isle of Capri Casino, and American Guarantee and Liability Insurance Co., under general maritime law for damages resulting from a fall on the M/V Crown, a floating casino permanently moored to a dock in Lake Charles. The trial court granted summary judgment in Breaux’s favor on the issue of maritime jurisdiction and denied St. Charles Gaming’s cross motion for summary judgment on the same issue. St. Charles Gaming appealed the summary judgment and filed a writ application seeking review of the denial of summary…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- Capo v. BlanchardLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1924
- Sisson v. RubySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Stewart v. Dutra Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Pavone v. Mississippi Riverboat Amusement Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Lemelle v. St. Charles Gaming Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2012
- Benoit v. St. Charles Gaming Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
- Breaux v. St. Charles Gaming Co., Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2011
- Carl Joseph Benoit and Patricia Faye Benoit v. St. Charles Gaming Company, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 2017
- Don Caldwell, Individually and Sheronda Caldwell, Individually v. St. Charles Gaming Company D/B/A Isle of Capri Casino-Lake CharlesLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2019
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