DOXEY v. LAKE CHARLES PILOTS, INC.

No. 00 0530.

781 So.2d 589 (2001)

Hubern DOXEY v. LAKE CHARLES PILOTS, INC.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Third Circuit.

Writ Denied May 4, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J.B. Jones III, Jones Law Firm, Cameron, LA, Counsel for Plaintiff/Appellant Hubern Doxey.

Kenneth Michael Wright, Lake Charles, LA, Counsel for Defendant/Appellee Lake Charles Pilots, Inc.

Court composed of Chief Judge DOUCET, Judge SULLIVAN, and Judge GREMILLION.


GREMILLION, Judge.

This matter is on remand from the Louisiana Supreme Court for briefing, argument, and opinion. We originally granted writs in favor of the plaintiff, Hubern Doxey, finding that the trial court erred in ruling that he could not meet the jurisdictional limits for a jury trial based on a finding that punitive damages were not available under general maritime law. See an unpublished writ 00-0530 (La.App. 3 Cir. 5/17/00). Thereafter, the defendant...

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