Legal Opinion
Duluth Superior Excursions, Inc., and Flamingo Excursions, Inc. v. Joseph Makela
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 29, 1980No. 79-2034PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Duluth Superior Excursions, Inc. and Flamingo Excursions, Inc. (collectively, Excursions) brought this action in federal court seeking to limit their potential liability to Joseph Makela under the Shipowner’s Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 181-189 (1976). The district court dismissed the action, holding that Excursions had failed to establish federal admiralty jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C § 1333(1) (1976). For the reasons set forth below, we con- elude that this determination was erroneous. Accordingly, we reverse.
I. Background.
On the night of August 12, 1977,…
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