Halloway v. Bashara

OPINION AND ORDER

MORGAN, District Judge.

Facts & Procedural History

On February 14, 1997, Barbara Halloway (“Halloway” or “plaintiff’) filed an admiralty claim against Fred O. Bashara (“Bashara” or “defendant” or “third-party plaintiff’) pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P.9(h). Halloway alleged she was a crew member aboard the S/V STAR DANCER when it was struck by the S/V BANYAN DAYS while competing in a race organized by the Cruising Club of Virginia on July 16, 1994. She claims that defendant, who was the owner and operator of the BANYAN DAYS, was negligent which *209caused the collision and her resulting…