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FORTENBERRY v. ODECO, INC.

No. 91-CA-2605.

607 So.2d 950 (1992)

W.S. FORTENBERRY, Jr. and Vita Ann Fortenberry v. ODECO, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

October 29, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Kain, Chester C. Stetfelt, Jr., Jacobs, Manuel & Kain, New Orleans, for plaintiffs/appellants.

Wilton E. Bland, III, David M. Flotte, Hebert, Mouledoux & Bland, New Orleans, for defendant/appellee.

Before SCHOTT, C.J., LOBRANO and JONES, JJ.

LOBRANO, Judge.

The issue presented in this appeal is whether the wife of an injured seaman has a claim for loss of consortium under either the Jones Act or general maritime law.

FACTS:

W.S. Fortenberry and his wife, Vita Ann Fortenberry filed suit against ODECO, Inc., Fortenberry's employer seeking damages under the Jones Act and general maritime law as a result of personal injuries sustained by the husband aboard ODECO's vessel. The wife claims damages...

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