· 5/1/1989
Lewis Charters, Inc. v. Huckins Yacht Corporation, Ocean Entertainment, Inc.
Citations
- 871 F.2d 1046
- 13 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1374
- 1989 A.M.C. 1521
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 5885
- 1989 WL 34709
How courts have described this case
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- affirming dismissal for lack of admiralty jurisdiction where vessel destroyed by fire was in drydock and “withdrawn from navigation”
- characterizing Limitation Act as \hopelessly anachronistic” and stating that \[t]he reasons for the Supreme Court’s liberal construction in 1911 no longer exist today”
- “[W]e conclude that appellant may not base admiralty jurisdiction solely upon the Limitation Act.”
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Judges: Roney, Hill, Tuttle
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