BRISCOE v. DEVALL TOWING & BOAT SERVICE

No. CV 91-1971-LC.

799 F.Supp. 39 (1992)

Brian K. BRISCOE, Plaintiff, v. DEVALL TOWING & BOAT SERVICE OF HACKBERRY, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Louisiana, Lake Charles Division.

September 17, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert L. Hackett, Oestreicher, Whalen & Hackett, New Orleans, La., for plaintiff.

Hunter W. Lundy, Lundy & Dwight, Lake Charles, La., for defendant.


MEMORANDUM RULING

TRIMBLE, District Judge.

Now before the court for its consideration is defendant, Devall Towing & Boat Service of Hackberry, Inc.'s ("Devall") Motion for Summary Judgment. Devall contends that under the jurisprudence of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit a plaintiff may not recover under § 688 of the Jones Act for emotional injury unaccompanied by physical injury. Devall further contends that there are no...

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