McCastle v. Tri-G Marine Supplies Co.

LANDRY, Judge.

Plaintiffs appeal from judgment rejecting their respective actions in tort for alleged personal injuries resulting from their averred forcible ejection from a barge belonging to defendants and moored in the Mississippi River in the City of Baton Rouge. We affirm.

The alleged incident occurred on the night of July 4, 1973, when plaintiffs went to the river bank to witness a public fireworks display in celebration of Independence Day. Plaintiffs’ version of the incident is that they arrived after the fireworks display had ended. Thinking that defendants’ barge sold fireworks,…