Legal Opinion
Sidney v. Lykes Bros. S.S. Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided June 8, 1942No. 17704PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Plaintiff appeals from a judgment maintaining an exception to the jurisdiction of the State Court ratione materiae. The petition alleges that plaintiff is the widow of James Sidney; that the said Sidney was a "longshoreman or stevedore" in the employ of Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Incorporated; that the said employer was engaged in an occupation which was hazardous within the contemplation of the Louisiana Workmen's Compensation Statute (Act 20 of 1914, as amended); that while the said employee was engaged in the performance of his duties in assisting in the loading of a vessel of the said…
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