PEARSON v. ROWAN COMPANIES, INC.

Civ. A. No. 86-4570.

674 F.Supp. 558 (1987)

Bernice Ray PEARSON, Jr., Mrs. Bernice Ray Pearson v. ROWAN COMPANIES, INC., Atlantice Maritime Services, Inc., Elroy E. Jones.

United States District Court, E.D. Louisiana.

December 9, 1987.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lawrence D. Wiedemann, Stanley J. Jacobs, New Orleans, La., for plaintiffs.

Nelson W. Wagar, III, Metairie, La., for Rowan Companies, Inc.

Laurence E. Best, New Orleans, La., for Elroy Jones.


BEER, District Judge.

This matter came on for hearing on November 23, 1987, on defendant's, Elroy Edward Jones, motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. F.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). The matter was taken under submission.

Plaintiffs, Mr. and Mrs. Pearson, originally filed suit against Rowan and Atlantic Maritime under the Jones Act and General Maritime Law (hereinafter GML) for injuries allegedly sustained when Mr. Pearson was...

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