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McDONALD v. FEDERAL BARGE LINES, INC.

No. 73-2040.

496 F.2d 1376 (1974)

Joyce M. McDONALD, widow of Charles E. McDonald, Individually, etc., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellees, v. FEDERAL BARGE LINES, INC., Defendant-Third-Party Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MANPOWER, INC. OF MISSOURI, Third-Party Defendant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

July 15, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. J. Larzelere, Jr., George B. Matthews, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff-appellant.

John H. Wells, Joe M. Inabnett, New Orleans, La., for Joyce M. McDonald.

Christopher Tompkins, New Orleans, La., for Manpower, Inc.

Before RIVES, GEWIN and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:

Charles E. McDonald, spouse of the plaintiff-appellee, fell while working on a barge owned by Federal Barge Lines, Inc., defendant-appellant when the barge was docked in the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The fall resulted in an injury to his right elbow which became infected and led to his untimely death four months later. His wife and two sons filed suit seeking damages for wrongful death. A jury found Federal negligent and its barge unseaworthy....

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