Legal Opinion
Cities Service Oil Company v. Mrs. Angela Richard Launey
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 5, 1968No. 24781PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM A. McRAE, Jr., District Judge:
Angela Richard Launey brought suit under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, against Cities Service Oil Company for the wrongful death of her husband Malcolm Launey, who became ill while serving as a member of the crew of Defendant’s tanker SS Cities Service Baltimore, and died several days after the end of the voyage.
Plaintiff did not allege that decedent’s heart attack was caused by Defendant, but rather the failure of Defendant to provide prompt and adequate medical attention for a man who was obviously ill and unable to care for himself while aboard the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Tennant v. Peoria & Pekin Union Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1944
- Marsh v. Illinois Cent. R. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1949
- Montellier v. United StatesDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1962
- Philadelphia & R. Ry. Co. v. MarlandCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1917
- R. B. Company, Inc., and Nu Plastics, Inc. v. Aetna Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by49 opinions
- Melvin White v. B. Jeffery Pence Natalee Schay, United States of America v. B. Jeffery Pence Natalee SchayCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1992
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, a Corporation v. Aalco Wrecking Company, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
- Richard Williams v. The City of ValdostaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Warnie Lee Ivy, Cross-Appellants v. Security Barge Lines, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- A. A. Spurlin, Surviving Parent of Douglas J. Spurlin, a Minor, Deceased v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
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