Legal Opinion
Hark v. Antilles Airboats, Inc.
District Court, Virgin Islands
Decided March 14, 1973No. Civ. No. 476/1972PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtYoung, Judge
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
The question raised by defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings and/or summary judgment is whether the bailiff shall place the Silver Oar of the Admiralty on the bench. My answer is that the oar should be placed on the bench 1 and that this matter will procéed' as an action in admiralty and not as a case in the common law court.
In February of 1970, plaintiff, Arthur Hark, purchased a ticket for a flight from Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas to Christiansted, St. Croix. The flight was to be made on a Grumman Goose, - an amphibian plane operated by defendant…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- The PlymouthSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- McSparran v. WeistCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1968
- Michael J. Burke v. Gateway Clipper, IncCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1971
- Justino Lugo Vega v. The Steamship Malula, Her Engines, Boilers, Etc., and Oscar G. Abello AmellerCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Garland Wayne Kelly and Allen Eugene Kelly, Sr. v. J. C. Smith and Chicot Land Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Carolyn Roberts, Individually v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1974
- Joyce St. Hilaire Moye v. Emmett Henderson and Doris CollinsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1974
- In Re Silver Bridge Disaster LitigationDistrict Court, S.D. West Virginia · 1974
- Hubschman v. Antilles Airboats, Inc.District Court, Virgin Islands · 1977
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