Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit March 12, 1981, No. 78-3064 (Byrd v. Reederei)

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

This action under the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act1 arises from the death of Lawrence Byrd, a longshoreman killed while loading freight aboard a ship owned by appellee, Heinrich Schmidt Reederei. The jury found Reederei negligent and assessed total damages of appellant Willie Mae Byrd, Byrd’s widow and the administratrix of his estate, at $125,000.