Patricia Lebouef Murphy, as Administratrix of the Estate of Edward Fontenot, Deceased, Etc. v. Houma Well Service, and Eva C. Fontenot, Intervenor

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1969-06-18

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*805 JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge: In this Jones Act death case the decedent’s mother, Mrs. Eva Fontenot, sought to intervene in the District Court claiming that she, not an alleged daughter, was the exclusive beneficiary. Mrs. Fontenot now seeks review of that…

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