Legal Opinion
Sistrunk v. Circle Bar Drilling Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1985No. 84-3671PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REAVLEY, Circuit Judge:
The sole question presented in this appeal is whether parents of seamen can recover nonpecuniary damages in a cause of action under general maritime law for wrongful death where the seamen were killed in territorial waters and were survived by spouses and/or children. The district court held that the parents could recover. We reverse.
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On August 8, 1980, Circle Bar Rig No. 8, a drilling vessel owned by Circle Bar Drilling Co., capsized in the territorial waters of the State of Louisiana. Among the crew-members who drowned were the Sistrunk brothers, Michael Glenn and…
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