Legal Opinion
Benoit v. St. Charles Gaming Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 8, 2017No. 17-101PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PICKETT, Judge.
hThe defendant owner of a riverboat casino appeals the trial court’s denial of its motion for summary judgment and grant of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff that its casino is a vessel and that the plaintiff is a Jones Act seaman. For the following reasons, we reverse the trial court’s judgment and grant judgment in favor of the defendant.
FACTS
Carl Benoit went to work as a deckhand for St. Charles Gaming Co., Inc. d/b/a Isle of Capri Casino—Lake Charles in 1995 on the Grand Palais Casino (the Grand Pa-lais), a riverboat casino, moored in Lake Charles. He was injured…
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2Cases cited10 opinions
- Seas Shipping Co. v. SierackiSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Chandris, Inc. v. LatsisSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Duncan v. USAA Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2007
- Stewart v. Dutra Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 2005
- Smitko v. Gulf South Shrimp, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 2012
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3Cited by3 opinions
- 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
- Don Caldwell, Individually and Sheronda Caldwell, Individually v. St. Charles Gaming Company D/B/A Isle of Capri Casino-Lake CharlesSupreme Court of Louisiana · 2020
- 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