Legal Opinion

Wright v. Hollywood Marine, Inc.

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided May 23, 2001No. 99-CA-3221PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

k KIRBY, Judge.

This is a maritime case brought in state court pursuant to the “Savings to Suitors” clause. Plaintiff, William Wright, and defendant, 2-W Towing, Inc., both appeal the trial court’s judgment, which found each fifty percent (50%) at fault in the accident that forms the basis of this lawsuit.

The accident occurred on June 2, 1995 while plaintiff was performing his duties as a deckhand aboard the M/V REBEL, a vessel owned and operated by plaintiffs employer, 5-J’s Towing, Inc. and National Marine, Inc. On that evening, plaintiff was attempting to replace a broken starboard face…

2Cases cited19 opinions

Anderson v. City of Bessemer CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1985
Aguilar v. Standard Oil Co. of NJSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
Charles D. Gautreaux v. Scurlock Marine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1997
Barbara Jean Johnson, Cross-Appellant v. Offshore Express, Inc., Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1988
Olympic Towing Corporation v. Nebel Towing Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970

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3Cited by1 opinion

Edwards v. DaughertySupreme Court of Louisiana · 2004