Legal Opinion
Gaspard v. Transworld Drilling Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided April 10, 1985No. 84-152PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
468 So.2d 692 (1985)
Phyllis GASPARD, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
TRANSWORLD DRILLING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.
No. 84-152.
Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.
April 10, 1985.
Rehearing Denied May 14, 1985.
William P. Rutledge of Domengeaux & Wright, Lafayette, for plaintiff-appellant.
Deutsch, Kerrigan & Stiles, Chris Tompkins and Howard L. Murphy, New Orleans, for defendant-appellee.
Before GUIDRY, LABORDE and YELVERTON, JJ.
LABORDE, Judge.
Plaintiff Phyllis Gaspard filed suit under the Jones Act and general maritime law for the loss of society of her husband resulting from non-fatal personal…
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- Offshore Co. v. RobisonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1959
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