Jackson v. Lykes Bros. SS. Co.

Decision Date21 June 1966
Docket NumberNo. 48229,48229
Citation249 La. 460,187 So.2d 441
PartiesHelen JACKSON v. LYKES BROS. STEAMSHIP CO., Inc.
CourtLouisiana Supreme Court

In re: Helen Jackson applying for certiorari, or writ of review, to the Court of Appeal, Fourth Circuit, Parish of Orleans. 185 So.2d 342.

Writ refused. We find no error of law in the judgment of the Court of Appeal.

SANDERS and SUMMERS, JJ., are of the opinion that a writ should be granted. See Robinson v. Lykes Bros. S.S. Co., 247 La. 481, 172 So.2d 292.

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  • Jackson v. Lykes Bros Steamship Co
    • United States
    • U.S. Supreme Court
    • 8 Mayo 1967
    ...Fourth Circuit, affirmed. 185 So.2d 342. The Supreme Court of Louisiana finding 'no error of law,' denied a writ of certiorari. 249 La. 460, 187 So.2d 441. We granted certiorari because it appeared that, in deciding as they did, the Louisiana courts had failed to follow our holding in Reed ......
  • Taylor v. SS Helen Lykes
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Louisiana
    • 8 Mayo 1967
    ...268 F. Supp. 9321968 AMC 422 ... Monroe TAYLOR, Plaintiff, ... SS HELEN LYKES, etc., and Lykes Bros. Steamship Co., Inc., Defendants ... United States District Court E. D. Louisiana, New Orleans Division ... May 8, 1967.        Clifton S ... An attempt to analyze the explanations offered in some of the opinions led only to the desire to lament, like Mark Twain and Mr. Justice Jackson, that, "The more you explain it, the more I don't understand it."10 The rule adopted by the Fifth Circuit is clear and workable. Applying it, we ... ...
  • Perry v. Baltimore Contractors, Inc.
    • United States
    • Court of Appeal of Louisiana — District of US
    • 30 Junio 1967
    ...view of the decision in the case of Jackson v. Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, La.App., 185 So.2d. 342 (4th Cir. 1966), affd. 249 La. 460, 187 So.2d 441 (1966). However, while the present case was being argued writs of certiorari had been granted to the U.S. Supreme Court and this matter ......

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