Legal Opinion
Richards v. Blake Builders Supply Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1975No. Nos. 74-2010, 74-2302 and 74-2303PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Chief Judge:
In Crosson v. Vance, 4th Cir., 484 F.2d 840, we observed that there was impressive argument for the elimination from admiralty jurisdiction of controversies involving only the operation of small pleasure craft. There we dealt with the claim of an injured water skier against the operator of the towing motorboat. We held that controversy to be not within the admiralty jurisdiction, but we specifically refrained from speculation about the effect of the Supreme Court’s holding in Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of Cleveland, 409 U.S. 249, 93 S.Ct. 493, 34 L.Ed.2d 454,…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Just v. ChambersSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Coryell v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Levinson v. DeupreeSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Shirley J. Lindsay, of the Estate of John Douglas Lindsay, Deceased v. McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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3Cited by52 opinions
- Willard H. Lane v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Elsie Y. Byrd v. William E. ByrdCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1981
- Gorman v. CerasiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
- Linda Chapman, and Cross-Appellant v. United States of America, and Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Keys Jet Ski, Inc. v. KaysCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1990
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