Legal Opinion
Glenview Park District v. Melhus
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided August 25, 1976No. Nos. 75-1494, 75-1495PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
This admiralty litigation was initiated by the Glenview Park District (Glenview) filing a petition in the district court seeking exoneration from or limitation of liability in connection with the drowning of Dr. George E. Melhus on September 30, 1972. The widow, as personal representative of the decedent’s estate, filed in the action a claim against Glenview for wrongful death damages. Following a six-day bench trial, the district court denied Glenview’s petition but on the merits entered judgment in Glen-view’s favor on the wrongful death claim. Both parties have appealed.
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- The HarrisburgSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Sea-Land Services, Inc. v. GaudetSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Petitions of the Kinsman Transit Company, as Owner and Operator of the Steamer MacGilvray Shiras, and of Midland Steamship Line, Inc., as Owner and Operator of the Steamer Michael K. Tewksbury, Their Engines, Etc., for Exoneration From or Limitation of Liability, City of Buffalo, Claimant-Respondent-Appellant, Kelley Island New York Corporation, Claimants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1964
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3Cited by4 opinions
- The First National Bank of Chicago, of the Will of Wayne J. Hart, Deceased, Cross-Appellant v. Material Service Corporation, a Corporation, CrossCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- Donna Hylin, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Donald Hylin, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Glenview Park District v. MelhusCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Donna Hylin, Individually and as Administrator of the Estate of Donald Hylin, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983