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DeLOACH v. COMPANHIA DE NAVEGACAO LLOYD BRASILEIRO

Nos. 85-1200, 85-1517.

782 F.2d 438 (1986)

Maurice G. DeLOACH, a minor by his parents, Glen M. and Alecia DeLOACH, Appellant v. COMPANHIA de NAVEGACAO LLOYD BRASILEIRO, Appellee in 85-1200. and Maurice G. DeLOACH, a minor by his parents, Glen M. and Alecia DeLOACH, Appellant v. MARKIM CRANE RENTAL, a DIVISION OF MARVIN GROUP, INC., Appellee in 85-1517.

United States Court of Appeals, Third Circuit.

Decided January 31, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis Samuel Fine (argued), Sarah Hohenberger, Fine and Staud, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellants.

Thomas Lane Anderson (argued), Robert C. Mickle, Jr., Rawle & Henderson, Philadelphia, Pa., for appellee, Companhia de Navegacao Lloyd Brasileiro.

James M. Marsh, Perry S. Bechtle, Samuel J. Pace, Jr., for appellee, Markim Crane Rental, a div. of Marvin Group, Inc.; LaBrum and Doak, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel.

Before SEITZ, WEIS, and ROSENN, Circuit Judges.

OPINION OF THE COURT

WEIS, Circuit Judge.

In these cases the minor plaintiff seeks damages for the loss of companionship and guidance of his father who was injured in the course of his employment as a longshoreman. The district court denied the claims, finding them unsupported by authoritative precedent in either maritime or common law. We will affirm.

The two separate suits filed by the minor plaintiff were dismissed under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6)...

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