Legal Opinion
In Re Complaint of Wepfer Marine, Inc. for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability
District Court, W.D. Tennessee
Decided November 9, 2004No. 03-2202 BPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART CLAIMANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS FOR LACK OF ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION
BREEN, District Judge.
In its petition filed April 3, 2003, Wepfer Marine, Inc. (“Wepfer”) averred that it was the owner of barge ET-715, a steel-hulled river barge in the process of being broken up by Robinson Maintenance, Inc. (“Robinson”) for scrap. Wepfer also owned a deck barge known as the No. 1 crane barge, which was used to accommodate a crawler crane in connection with longshoring work performed by Robinson on the Mississippi River. On March 13, 2002, the crane barge was…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Jerome B. Grubart, Inc. v. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1995
- Sisson v. RubySupreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Lewis v. Lewis & Clark Marine, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Norwich Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
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3Cited by2 opinions
- In re Waterfront License Corp.District Court, S.D. Florida · 2005
- Hickam v. SegarsDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2012