1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. F.Supp.
  4. 284 F.Supp.
  5. 284 F.Supp. 709 (1968)
 

RICHARDSON v. ST. CHARLES-ST. JOHN BAPTIST BRIDGE & FERRY AU.

Civ. A. Nos. 67-815, 67-1038.

284 F.Supp. 709 (1968)

George RICHARDSON, Plaintiff. v. ST. CHARLES-ST. JOHN the BAPTIST BRIDGE & FERRY AUTHORITY, and St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company, Defendants. George RICHARDSON, Plaintiff, v. POWER RIG DRILLING COMPANY, Morgan W. Stevens, and Argonaut Insurance Company, Defendants.

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

May 14, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Orlando G. Bendana, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

J. Y. Gilmore, Jr., New Orleans, La., for St. Charles-St. John the Baptist Bridge & Ferry Authority.

Thomas C. Wicker, Jr., New Orleans, La., for St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co.

George V. Baus, New Orleans, La., for Power Rig Drilling Co., Morgan W. Stevens and Argonaut Ins. Co.

RUBIN, District Judge:

FINDINGS OF FACT

1. On November 17, 1966, the plaintiff, George Richardson, was employed by the St. Charles-St. John the Baptist Bridge & Ferry Authority ("the Authority") as a deckhand on its ferry, the M/V OLLIE K. WYLDS, on the navigable waters of the Mississippi River near Luling, Louisiana.

2. Richardson has never been a steady worker, but was earning approximately $275.00 per month prior to the accident.

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases