Legal Opinion
Dupre v. Rochester Ropes, Inc.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided December 5, 1968No. 2491PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CULPEPPER, Judge.
This is a wrongful death action. The plaintiff is Dominic S. Dupre who filed this suit individually, as the “widow” (she later conceded there was no formal marriage but contends there was a common-law marriage in Mississippi, Texas or Oklahoma) of Murphy Dupre, Jr., and in her capacity as tutrix of her minor child, Donald Ray Dupre. Plaintiff contends that her common-law husband, Murphy Dupre, Jr., was killed when a cable on the boom of a crane broke and dropped heavy equipment on him.
The defendants, Rochester Ropes, Inc. and Delta Ropes and Swings, Inc., are the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Consolidated Underwriters v. KellyTexas Commission of Appeals · 1929
- Kelly v. Consolidated UnderwritersCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1927
- Chivers v. Couch Motor Lines, Inc.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1964
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3Cited by7 opinions
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- Succession of GossLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1975
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