Legal Opinion
Matter of Lowing
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided March 31, 1986No. G85-1183 CA1PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
MILES, Chief Judge.
This case involves the application of an admiralty statute, the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 183 et seq., to an accident involving two pleasure boats. The core portion of the Act is section 183(a) which reads as follows:
The liability of the owner of any vessel, whether American or foreign, for an embezzlement, loss, or destruction by any person of any property, goods, or merchandise shipped or put on board of such vessel, or for any loss, damage, or injury by collision, or for any act, matter, or thing, loss, damage, or forfeiture, done, occasioned, or…
2Cases cited27 opinions
- Just v. ChambersSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
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- The Main v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1894
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3Cited by17 opinions
- In the Matter of the Complaint of Everett A. Sisson, as Owner of the Motor Yacht, the Ultorian, for Exoneration From or Limitation of LiabilityCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Keys Jet Ski, Inc. v. KaysCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
- In Re John Young, William Endsley v. John YoungCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
- Keys Jet Ski, Inc. v. KaysCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1990
- In Re the Complaint of SissonDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1987
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