Legal Opinion
Warnie Lee Ivy, Cross-Appellants v. Security Barge Lines, Inc., Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided November 13, 1979No. 76-4130PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
We gathered en banc to consider whether damages for loss of society may be recov*525ered by the survivor of a Jones Act seaman who met death in territorial waters of the United States as a result of negligence for which his employer was liable. The settled Jones Act jurisprudence denying recovery for this and other elements of nonpecuniary loss and the absence of any adequate reason to take a different tack compel us to hold to the charted course and deny recovery for this element of damages.
John Ivy, the decedent, was a member of the crew of the vessel M/V ISSAQUENA…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- The OsceolaSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Michigan Central Railroad v. VreelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1913
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by92 opinions
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