Vedros v. Public Grain Elevator of New Orleans, Inc.

This is an appeal from a February 5, 1992 judgment of the Civil District Court for the Parish of Orleans, the Honorable Frank V. Zacearía, Sr., Judge Ad Hoc, presiding. The judgment provides as follows:

“The motion for Summary Judgment urged by Public Grain Elevator of New Orleans, Inc. and Peavey Company denying the claim for damages other than the loss of support by dependents during decedent’s lifetime is maintained as a matter of general maritime law.

The motion for partial summary judgment based upon failure to allege a claim for dependency and loss of support during decedent’s lifetime is…