Legal Opinion
Helen Grenier Lyon, Etc. v. The Ranger III and Gerald J. Costa, Helen Grenier Lyon, Etc. v. The Ranger III and Gerald J. Costa
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 19, 1988No. 87-1957, 87-1958PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
A whale-watch ship, the Ranger III, struck and killed a scuba diver, Thomas Lyon, when Lyon suddenly surfaced eight feet in front of the boat, then on its way into Provincetown harbor. Lyon’s wife, children, and estate brought this wrongful death action under general maritime law, 28 U.S.C. § 1333 (1982); Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc., 398 U.S. 375, 397-403, 90 S.Ct. 1772, 1785-89, 26 L.Ed.2d 339 (1970), against the Ranger III and its owner-operator Gerald Costa (who impleaded as defendants members of Lyon’s dive team). After a bench trial, the district court,…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- General Building Contractors Assn., Inc. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Just v. ChambersSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Cooper Stevedoring Co. v. Fritz Kopke, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Theodore M. Ellenwood v. Exxon Shipping Co., State of Maine, Intervenor. Theodore M. Ellenwood v. Exxon Shipping Co., State of Maine, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Favorito v. PannellCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1994
- Maruho Co. v. Miles, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Schumacher v. CooperDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 1994
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