Legal Opinion
Mrs. Chester Billiot, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of Her Minor Daughter, Kathy Ann v. Sewart Seacraft, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 18, 1967No. 23888PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal is from a dismissal by summary judgment of the libel instituted by appellant to recover damages for the death of her husband. We reverse the summary judgment and remand.
Appellant, the administratrix of the estate of her husband, Chester Billiot, originally filed this action in the court below against Sewart Seacraft, Inc. and J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc. to recover damages for Billiot’s death. She claimed a right to recover for herself and for her minor daughter. The complaint alleged that the injury occurred while decedent, a seaman working on a towboat…
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