Legal Opinion
Mr. & Mrs. Henry Plaisance, Jr. v. Texaco, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 9, 1991No. 90-3183PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POLITZ, Circuit Judge:
Today we determine whether there can be recovery under the Jones Act for a purely emotional injury. Concluding for the reasons assigned that such recovery is permissible, but that the claims of appellants herein factually do not qualify, we reach the same result as did the district court and affirm its dismissal.
Background
Henry A. Plaisance, Jr. had over 30 years experience as a tugboat captain, the last 10 of which had been in the employ of Crosby Marine Service, Inc., when, on January 29, 1989, he allegedly sustained a significant emotional injury as a result of an…
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