Legal Opinion
Richardson v. St. Charles-St. John the Baptist Bridge & Ferry Authority
District Court, E.D. Louisiana
Decided October 16, 1967No. Civ. A. 67-815PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RUBIN, District Judge:
George Richardson alleges he was employed as a deckhand on a ferry boat by the Bridge & Ferry Authority and that he was hurt in the course of his duties as a result of the negligence of the Bridge & Ferry Authority and the unseaworthiness of the ferry boat. He filed this suit against the Authority and its insurer under the Jones Act and the general maritime law. Each of the defendants filed motions to dismiss and alternative motions for summary judgment. The Authority says it is an agency of the State of Louisiana and immune to suit in the absence of authorizing…
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- Fitzgerald v. United States Lines Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Petty v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- O'Donnell v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
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