DOMENGEAUX, Judge.
This is a suit by Mrs. Imogene Hocut, prosecuted under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. A. § 688, for the wrongful death of her husband, Joe Chester Hocut, allegedly drowned while in the course of his employment on the M/V F.A.R. Horizons. The only defendant, Insurance Company of North America, was impleaded under the direct action statute, La.R.S. 22:655, as the liability insurer of F.A.R. Trawlers, Inc. owner of the vessel. Originally the suit also...
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