Legal Opinion
Tittle v. Aldacosta
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 3, 1977No. 75-1119PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Chief Judge:
Brenda Aldacosta fell as she was disembarking from the M/V ADIOS, a charter boat owned and captained by Robert Tittle (Owner). She sustained severe injuries which included the complete loss of one kidney. Owner under the shipowner’s limitation of liability statute 46 U.S.C. § 183 1 is seeking a judgment of exoneration from *754liability or in the alternative to have his liability limited to the value of the vessel at the time of the injury. The Aldacostas filed a claim for their personal injury damages.2
The case was tried without a jury. See F.R.Civ.P. 38(e). The lower…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- United States v. United States Gypsum Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Galena Oaks Corporation v. Frank Scofield, Collector of Internal RevenueCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1954
- Mrs. Julian Lamar Davis, Temporary Administratrix of the Estate of Charles Edward Davis, Deceased v. Parkhill-Goodloe Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by81 opinions
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- Bankers Trust Co. v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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- Pennzoil Producing Co. v. Offshore Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1991
- Continental Oil Company v. Bonanza Corporation and Republic Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
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