SMITH v. FLUID COMPANY

No. 14859.

418 So.2d 6 (1982)

Deborah H. SMITH v. G. H. FLUID COMPANY, et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, First Circuit.

Rehearing Denied August 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gordon Hackman, Boutte, for plaintiff-appellant.

James E. Wright III, Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, New Orleans, for defendants G. H. Fluid Co. Travelers Insurance Co.

Douglas W. Truxillo, Lafayette, for defendant N.L. Industries, Inc.

R. Scott Ramsey, Berwick, for defendant-appellee Professional Seafarers, Inc.

Before LEAR, CARTER and LANIER, JJ.


LEAR, Judge.

Deborah H. Smith, plaintiff-appellant, was the mother of Thomas E. Smith, who was employed by defendant-appellee, G. H. Fluid Company (G. H.). On January 19, 1980, while in the employ of G. H., Thomas E. Smith fell off a barge and drowned. Thereafter, appellant filed suit against G. H. and its insurer. The Travelers Insurance Company (Travelers) in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana in a suit entitled "Mrs. Deborah...

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