DICKEY v. OCEAN DRILLING & EXPLORATION

No. 91-CA-1483.

598 So.2d 1259 (1992)

Emanuel DICKEY, Jr., et al. v. OCEAN DRILLING & EXPLORATION CO.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

April 30, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John H. Denenea, Jr., Lawrence Wiedemann, Wiedemann & Wiedemann, New Orleans, for plaintiff/appellant.

James R. Silverstein, Patrick J. McShane, Lemle & Kelleher, New Orleans, for defendant/appellee.

Before KLEES, PLOTKIN and JONES, JJ.


PLOTKIN, Judge.

The sole issue in this appeal is whether children of an injured seaman have a cause of action for loss of their father's society under the general maritime law subsequent to the United States Supreme Court's opinion in Miles v. Apex Marine Corp., ___ U.S. ___, 111 S.Ct. 317, 112 L.Ed.2d 275 (1990). The trial court concluded that children do not have such an action. We affirm.

Facts:

Dickey suffered back and other injuries...

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