Legal Opinion

Jose Rivera v. M/t Fossarina

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided February 29, 1988No. 87-1862PublishedCited by 63 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Chief Judge.

José Rivera, a pilot for the port of Las Mareas, Puerto Rico, brought a complaint in admiralty against numerous defendants, claiming that they owed him approximately $4,000 in pilotage fees for services he allegedly rendered in connection with the anchoring of vessels at the port. The district court granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment, 663 F.Supp. 544, concluding, inter alia, that the vessels in question had anchored outside compulsory pilotage waters. Rivera now appeals.

Appellees assert, and we agree, that this court is without jurisdiction to…

2Cases cited21 opinions

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  3. Miriam Morrison Peake v. The First National Bank and Trust Company of MarquetteCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1983
  4. Gurvan B. Brown v. Pennsylvania Railroad CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1960
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3Cited by63 opinions

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