Legal Opinion
In Re Complaint of Messina
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 31, 2009No. 08-1224-cvPublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEARSE, Circuit Judge:
Petitioner Kevin Messina appeals from a final judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, following a bench trial before Viktor V. Pohorelsky, Magistrate Judge, denying his petition under the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 30501-30512, for exoneration from, or limitation of, liability for any injuries to claimants John White and Michael Murray resulting from the allision of a water craft, owned by Messina and operated by Murray, with White. The district court denied Messina’s petition, finding that the accident was the…
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