Legal Opinion
Lucas Goar v. Compania Peruana De Vapores
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 8, 1982No. 81-3170PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This case poses a simple question, but a novel one with an involved answer. Does the plaintiff have a right to a jury trial in his direct action against the insurer of a foreign-state-owned shipping company, also a defendant in the case? The district court held that he does not. Goar v. Compania Peruana de Vapores, E.D. La. 1981, 510 F.Supp. 737. We affirm.
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