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COUCH v. CHEVRON INTERN. CO., INC.

No. C-3083.

682 S.W.2d 534 (1984)

Mrs. Valerie Jacqueline COUCH et al, Petitioners, v. CHEVRON INTERNATIONAL CO., INC., et al, Respondents.

Supreme Court of Texas.

December 19, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

O'Quinn, Hagans & Wettman, John O'Quinn, Benton Musslewhite, Houston, for petitioners.

Baker & Botts, Randy J. McClanahan, Fulbright & Jaworski, Jack Allbritton, Houston, for respondents.

ON MOTION FOR REHEARING

PER CURIAM.

This is an appeal from a dismissal of a wrongful death action based on the doctrine of forum non conveniens. The plaintiffs are citizens of Scotland and are the survivors of a Scottish decedent who died while working for Chevron on a British flag vessel operating in the offshore oil fields of the North Sea. The plaintiffs filed suit to recover wrongful death damages under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688 (1982...

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