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BROWN & ROOT, INC. v. WADE

No. 987.

510 S.W.2d 408 (1974)

BROWN & ROOT, INC., Appellant, v. Lovedia WADE et al., Appellees.

Court of Civil Appeals of Texas, Houston (14th Dist.).

Rehearing Denied May 29, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William R. Eckhardt III; Vinson, Elkins, Searls, Connally & Smith, Houston, for appellant.

Bowmer, Courtney & Burleson, Temple, David H. Burrow, Helm, Jones & Pletcher, Don Riddle; Kronzer, Abraham & Watkins, Houston, for appellees.

COULSON, Justice.

This is a wrongful death case under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1958). Mrs. Lovedia Wade, surviving widow and administratrix of the estate of Donald S. Wade, deceased, along with her minor children Donald, Jr., Joel, Donna, Diana, and Samuel, sued appellant Brown & Root, Inc., for the negligent death of Donald S. Wade aboard a barge owned by appellant. The case was tried without a jury and judgment was entered that appellees recover...

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