Legal Opinion

Seven Resorts, Inc., Dba Bridge Bay Resort v. James Arthur Cantlen Delta Upsilon, an Unincorporated Fraternal Organization Stacey Lynn Epping

Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Decided June 12, 1995No. 93-17196PublishedCited by 48 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

Appellant Seven Resorts, Inc., a Nevada corporation, appeals the district court’s dismissal for lack of subject matter jurisdiction of its petition in admiralty for indemnification pursuant to a rental contract and limitation of liability under 46 U.S.C. § 183 (1988). We have jurisdiction over this appeal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988), and we affirm.

I. FACTS

On May 7,1992, Appellee James Cantlen, a member of the Delta Upsilon fraternity, rented a houseboat on Lake Shasta from Appellant Seven Resorts. Cantlen signed a rental contract whereby he agreed…

2Cases cited16 opinions

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3Cited by48 opinions

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  3. Nakaranurack v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1995
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