RUSH v. MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY

No. 11191.

221 So.2d 265 (1969)

Gwendolyn Eaton RUSH, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MATSON NAVIGATION COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Second Circuit.

April 1, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bodenheimer & Jones, Shreveport, for appellant.

Phelps, Dunbar, Marks, Claverie & Sims, New Orleans, Hargrove, Guyton, VanHook & Ramey, Shreveport, for appellee.

Before AYRES, BOLIN and PRICE, JJ.


BOLIN, Judge.

Mrs. Rush brought suit in Caddo Parish, Louisiana to recover damages for Matson Navigation Company for injuries received by her while she was a passenger on defendant's steamship en route from Hawaii to California. Matson's liability is predicated upon alleged negligence of the ship's crew. Exceptions of lack of jurisdiction over the person of defendant, insufficiency of service and improper venue were sustained...

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