Legal Opinion
Ten Fong Craig, Individually and as Administratrix of the Estate of William Henry Craig Deceased v. Atlantic Richfield Co.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided March 23, 1994No. 92-16962PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRIS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Ten Fong Craig (widow of William H. Craig), individually and as administratrix of the estate of William H. Craig, appeals the district court’s judgment in favor of defendants Atlantic Richfield Co., Brinkerhoff Maritime Drilling Corporation and Crowley Maritime Corporation. The district court held that (1) plaintiff was not entitled to a .jury trial, (2) the Sinkler/Hopson doctrine did not apply to defendants Brinkerhoff and Crowley, (3) defendants Brinkerhoff and Crowley were not negligent, and (4) an airplane is not an “appurtenance”’ of a vessel.
The district…
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