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BILLIOT v. SEWART SEACRAFT, INC.

No. 23888.

382 F.2d 662 (1967)

Mrs. Chester BILLIOT, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of her Minor Daughter, Kathy Ann, Appellant, v. SEWART SEACRAFT, INC., Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit.

August 18, 1967.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce Waters, Baton Rouge, La., for appellant.

John G. Torian, II, Lafayette, La., Gerard T. Gelpi, New Orleans, La., Davidson, Meaux, Onebane & Donohoe, Lafayette, La., and Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON and GODBOLD, Circuit Judges, and NOEL, District Judge.

HUTCHESON, Circuit Judge:

This appeal is from a dismissal by summary judgment of the libel instituted by appellant to recover damages for the death of her husband. We reverse the summary judgment and remand.

Appellant, the administratrix of the estate of her husband, Chester Billiot, originally filed this action in the court below against Sewart Seacraft, Inc. and J. Ray McDermott & Co., Inc. to recover damages for Billiot's death. She claimed a right...

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