VICKNAIR v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.

No. 3376.

220 So.2d 580 (1969)

Lula Mae BRIGNAC, widow of Norris A. VICKNAIR v. AVONDALE SHIPYARDS, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied April 7, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Malik & Richard, Thomas J. Malik, La Place, for plaintiff-appellee.

Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, James L. Selman, II, New Orleans, for defendant-appellant.

Before REGAN, SAMUEL and REDMANN, JJ.


REGAN, Judge.

The plaintiff, Lula Mae Vicknair, filed this suit against the defendant, Avondale Shipyards, Inc., endeavoring to recover death benefits and funeral expenses in conformity with the provisions of the Louisiana Workmen's Compensation statute which she insists she is entitled to as the result of her husband, Norris A. Vicknair, dying from a heart attack incurred during the course and scope of his employment by the defendant.

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