MANUES v. SHIPS AND POWER, INC.

Civ. A. No. 8712.

180 F.Supp. 850 (1960)

Marjorie Atkinson MANUES, in her own behalf and for and in behalf of her two minor children, Steve Anthony Manues and Marjorie D. Manues, Plaintiffs, v. SHIPS AND POWER, INC. and Indemnity Insurance Company of North America, Defendants.

United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division.

February 12, 1960.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Chaffe, McCall, Phillips, Burke & Hopkins, Alfred C. Kammer, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs.

Lemle & Kelleher, H. Martin Hunley, Jr., New Orleans, La., for defendants.


J. SKELLY WRIGHT, District Judge.

Plaintiffs are the widow and surviving children of Frank Manues, whose body was found on February 4, 1958, in the cab of a pickup truck owned by his employer. In the cab of the truck was also found an improvised heater consisting of two cans filled with burned charcoal. The coroner's verdict was accidental death due to carbon monoxide poisoning. In this action plaintiffs sued Manues' employer...

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