Delta Country Ventures, Inc. v. Magana

FERGUSON, Circuit Judge:

Delta Country Ventures, Inc. (“Delta”) appeals the district court’s order dismissing its complaint in admiralty for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

I

This case arises from an accident which occurred on September 3, 1989, when defendant-appellee Don Magana dove from the deck of Delta’s houseboat and struck something under water, sustaining serious injuries. Delta had leased the houseboat to John Guerry for recreational use. Fifteen-year-old Magana was on the boat as a guest. At the time of the incident, the boat was anchored in the Snodgrass Slough, at the…