Legal Opinion
In Re Cooper/t. Smith Elizabeth Ross Abshire, Etc. v. Gnots-Reserve, Inc., Sandra Marie Cormier, Etc. v. American Commercial Lines
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 30, 1991No. 90-3619PublishedCited by 88 opinions
1Per curiam
Plaintiff, Elizabeth Abshire, 1 the widow of Donald Abshire, seeks review of the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants, Cooper/T. Smith and Gnots-Reserve claiming that a genuine issue of fact remains as to the cause of her husband’s disappearance and subsequent drowning death. Having viewed the summary judgment evidence in the light most favorable to Mrs. Abshire, we agree with the district court that there is a complete absence of proof to establish unseaworthiness, causation or negligence on the part of any of the defendants. Therefore, we affirm the district…
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