Legal Opinion
Patricia Lebouef Murphy, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Fontenot, Deceased, Etc. v. Houma Well Service, and Eva C. Fontenot, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1969No. 26902_1PublishedCited by 543 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
In this Jones Act death case the decedent’s mother, Mrs. Eva Fontenot, sought to intervene in the District Court claiming that she, not an alleged daughter, was the exclusive beneficiary. Mrs. Fontenot now seeks review of that Court’s judgment denying intervention on the ground that the daughter, not the mother, was the sole claimant. 1 The contest here is limited to determining which of these is the statutory claimant.
Since status as beneficiary depends on whether the alleged daughter is a child of decedent, the precise questions presented are (1) whether the…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Dean Rene Peters v. Jack T. Rutledge, Sheriff and Jailer of Muscogee County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Clarence Jackson v. Hon. Emett C. Choate, U.S. District Judge, Southern District of FloridaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1968
- Middleton v. Luckenbach S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1934
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3Cited by543 opinions
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- James Leo Huth v. Southern Pacific CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
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- Claudine Hall v. Sylvia GarsonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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