Legal Opinion
In Re the Complaint of Sheen
District Court, S.D. Florida
Decided February 24, 1989No. 87-10052-CivPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACTS, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW AND FINAL JUDGMENT
JAMES LAWRENCE KING, Chief Judge.
This action arises from a maritime accident that occurred on January 31, 1987 in Key West Harbor, Key West, Florida. On a relatively clear day with a stiff wind blowing the pleasure yacht MLANJE, while in the process of being towed to sea, collided with the ketch WINDSTAR. Dr. Maxwell Simpkin, a guest aboard the WINDSTAR, injured his left ring finger when he attempted to prevent this accident.
On July 31, 1987, the MLANJE’s owner, Dr. Sidney Michael Sheen, filed a complaint seeking exoneration from or…
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