Legal Opinion
In Re John Young, William Endsley v. John Young
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 11, 1989No. 88-3483PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RALPH B. GUY, Jr., Circuit Judge.
Title 46 U.S.C.App. § 183(a) (Limitations Act) reads in relevant part:
The liability of the owner of any vessel ... for any ... loss ... without the privity or knowledge of such owner ... shall not ... exceed the amount or value of the interest of such owner in such vessel, and her freight then pending.
The only issue presented for review is whether this limitation of liability provision is applicable to pleasure boats. The magistrate, who resolved this issue with the consent of the parties in the district court, concluded that it was not applicable. We disagree…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Jan M. Sexton Salmi v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- Foremost Insurance v. RichardsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Just v. ChambersSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Coryell v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Wynn Oil Company, Plaintiff-Appellee/cross-Appellant v. American Way Service Corporation, and Thomas A. Warmus, Defendants-Appellants/cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1991
- Gorman v. CerasiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Anderson v. Whittaker Corp.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
- Keys Jet Ski, Inc. v. KaysCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
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