Griffin v. LeCompte
Supreme Court of Louisiana
1Opinion of the Court
471 So.2d 1382 (1985)
Nolan GRIFFIN
v.
Carl LeCOMPTE, Jr., and General Agents Insurance Company of America, Inc.
No. 85-C-0016.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
June 17, 1985.
Rehearing Denied September 9, 1985.
J.B. Jones, Jones, Jones & Alexander, Cameron, for plaintiff-applicant.
Jeffrey M. Cole, Plauche, Smith & Nieset, Lake Charles, for defendant-respondent.
WATSON, Justice.
Does a shipowner owe a warranty of seaworthiness to a participant in a seafaring venture who is injured in the service of the ship?
On August 30, 1980, plaintiff, Nolan Griffin, a shrimper for over forty years, injured his hand when…
Also in this document: Dissent.
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