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BENOTT v. FIREMAN'S FUND INS. CO.

No. 60336.

355 So.2d 892 (1978)

Sweeny BENOIT, as personal representative of William Benoit, Jr. v. FIREMAN'S FUND INS. CO., Standby Crews, Inc. and Deepwater Boats, Inc.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 6, 1978.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Bertrand, Nathan A. Cormie & Associates, Lake Charles, for plaintiff-applicant.

Karl E. Boellert, Camp, Carmouche, Palmer, Barsh & Hunter, Lake Charles, for defendants-respondents.

MARCUS, Justice.

Plaintiff, Sweeny Benoit, as personal representative of the decedent, William Benoit, Jr., brought this action for wrongful death under the Jones Act, the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA), and the general maritime law against defendants, Deepwater Boats, Inc., Standby Crews, Inc., and Fireman's Fund Insurance Company to recover damages for and on behalf of the decedent's three minor children and mother...

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