Mrs. Annie Bell Guffy Moore v. Associated Pipeline Contractors

This is an appeal from a summary judgment for the defendant in a wrongful death action under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688. To hold the employer liable under this Act it must be shown that the death was attributable to some negligence for which the employer was responsible. The trial court found on undisputed evidence that there was no negligence attributable to the employer. We affirm.

The plaintiff’s husband Moore was a laborer on defendant’s pipeline barge and served as union steward for that job. He was authorized under the labor contract to perform union business during working hours.…