Legal Opinion
Robert K. Christofferson and Oleta L. Christofferson v. Halliburton Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 12, 1976No. 74-3378PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the issue of whether the wife of an injured seaman has a cause of action for loss of consortium against the third parties allegedly responsible for her husband’s injuries under either the Jones Act, the general maritime law, or the laws of the State of Louisiana. The United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana granted defendants’ motions to dismiss the claim of Oleta J. Christofferson for loss of consortium occasioned by the injuries which her husband, Robert K. Christofferson, sustained while working on a jack-up drilling barge…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Peter Igneri and Theresa Igneri v. Cie. De Transports OceaniquesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1963
- Elaine Jones v. GriffithCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
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3Cited by31 opinions
- American Export Lines, Inc. v. AlvezSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Randall Ex Rel. Estate of Randall v. Chevron U.S.A., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1994
- Warnie Lee Ivy, Cross-Appellants v. Security Barge Lines, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
- Vilma Tablas Cruz v. Hendy International Co., and Mutual Life Insurance Company of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Murray v. Bertucci Construction CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
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