JANVIER, Judge.
Mrs. Zulma Bourg, administratrix of the succession of her husband, Hilarus G. Bourg, appeals from a judgment maintaining an exception of no cause of action and dismissing her suit for damages for the death of her husband. The suit was brought against the employer of her husband, J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc., under the provisions of section 33 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, known as the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 688.
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