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STRETTON v. PENROD DRILLING CO.

Nos. 81-3694, 81-3701 and 81-3713.

701 F.2d 441 (1983)

Aline Edwards STRETTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. Beatrice C. SHIRLEY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PENROD DRILLING COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee. Glenda Lees NEALY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. FLUOR DRILLING SERVICES, INC., Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wilson M. Montero, Jr., Metairie, La., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Hebert & Abbott, Dean A. Sutherland, New Orleans, La., for defendants-appellees.

Before WISDOM, RANDALL and TATE, Circuit Judges.

WISDOM, Circuit Judge:

In each of these three cases, consolidated for argument on appeal, the spouse of an injured seaman filed suit against her husband's former employer for the loss of society that she sustained as a result of her husband's injuries. The district court, 524 F.Supp. 789, dismissed these claims on the ground that two recent decisions recognizing the existence of a claim for loss of society under general maritime...

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