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TORREJON v. MOBIL OIL CO.

No. 2003-CA-1426.

876 So.2d 877 (2004)

Christina TORREJON, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Joseph Torrejon v. MOBIL OIL COMPANY, Individually and as Successor to Socony Vacuum Oil Company and Socony Mobil Oil Company; Babcock & Wilcox Company; Combustion Engineering, Inc.; The Flintkote Company; Foster Wheeler Corporation; Garlock Inc.; et al.

Court of Appeal of Louisiana, Fourth Circuit.

June 2, 2004.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott R. Bickford, John R. Martzell, Christopher H. Sherwood, Tiffany G. Chase, Regina O. Matthews, Martzell & Bickford, New Orleans, LA, for Plaintiff/Appellee.

Gary A. Bezet, Kean, Miller, Hawthorne, D'Armond, McCowan & Jarman, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, and Andrew L. Plauche', Jr., Kenan S. Rand, Jr., Plauche', Maselli, Landry & Parkerson, L.L.P., New Orleans, LA, for Defendant/Appellant (Mobil Oil Company).

(Court composed of Judge PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge DENNIS R. BAGNERIS, SR., Judge DAVID S. GORBATY).

PATRICIA RIVET MURRAY, Judge.

This is a maritime wrongful death suit. From a judgment notwithstanding the verdict ("JNOV") in favor of the plaintiff, Christina Torrejon, the defendant, Mobil Oil Company ("Mobil"), appeals. We affirm.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

In 1938, Joseph Torrejon, Mrs. Torrejon's deceased husband, began working as a merchant mariner aboard various vessels in various crew positions. From 1941 to 1949 and in 1956, he sailed...

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