Legal Opinion
The Valley Line Company, Owner of the M/v A.D. Haynes v. Michael Ryan, Claimant-Appellant
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 21, 1985No. 84-2326, 84-2352PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FLOYD R. GIBSON, Senior Circuit Judge.
The claimant, Michael Ryan, appeals from a district court 1 order which: granted the plaintiff’s, Valley Line’s, petition for a limitation of liability after one of its boats was involved in a river accident; found Valley Line negligent and Ryan contributorily negligent for an injury Ryan received during the accident; and resolved the issue of Valley Line’s liability to other claimants in the proceeding. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand this case to the district court for proceedings in accordance with this opinion.
1. FACTS
Valley Line is the…
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