Legal Opinion
Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 4, 1966No. 2155PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REGAN, Judge.
The plaintiff, Helen Jackson, filed this suit against the defendant, Lykes Bros. Steamship Company, Inc., endeavoring to recover the sum of $75,000.00 representing damages incurred by her as a result of the death of her husband from the inhalation of noxious gases, which she asserts was caused by the negligence of the defendant or the unseaworthiness of its steamship, upon which her husband was employed as a longshoreman.
The plaintiff requests relief under the Jones Act,1 the Louisiana Workmen’s Compensation Act,2 the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act,3 the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Reed v. the YakaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Cortes v. Baltimore Insular Line, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Ellis v. Travelers Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Stepter v. T. Smith & Son, Inc.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1961
- Aycock v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1964
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1966
- Jackson v. Lykes Bros. Steamship Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1967