Percle v. Western Geophysical Co. of America

CASSIBRY, District Judge:

Plaintiffs are seeking to recover damages under the Jones Act and the seaworthiness doctrine of the general maritime law for the death of Hubert J. Percle. The case was tried before the court without a jury. The court having considered the pleadings, the testimony of the witnesses, the documents in evidence and the posttrial submissions of counsel hereby makes the following findings of fact and conclusions of law, as required by Rule 52, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

FINDINGS OF FACT

1. The plaintiffs are Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Percle, parents of the deceased Hubert…