Legal Opinion
J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc. v. Department of Highways, State of Louisiana
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1959No. 17668PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
This appeal is in very narrow compass. It presents a single question, whether the Department of Highways of the State of Louisiana, which is a department of the state, can be made to stand in judgment in a tort action in admiralty arising out of the collision of libellant’s barges with Bourg Bridge, located at the intersection of the old Intracoastal Water Way and Bayou Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana.
The matter comes up in this way. The Department of Highways moving to dismiss on the ground of its non-suability as a department of the State of Louisiana, in a tort action,…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Ex Parte State of New York, No. 1Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
- Workman v. New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1900
- Westwego Canal & Terminal Co. v. Louisiana Highway CommissionSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1942
- Orgeron v. Louisiana Power & Light Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1932
- Naomi Petty, Administratrix of the Estate of Faye R. Petty, Deceased v. Tennessee-Missouri Bridge Commission, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1958
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Lauritzen v. Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel DistrictDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1966
- Wihtol v. CrowCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1962
- Adams v. Harris County, TexasDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 1970
- Louisiana State Board of Education v. Edward BakerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1964
- Belle Fontaine Towing Co. v. Department of HighwaysDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1967
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