Legal Opinion
Hylas N. Hastings v. Carl D. Mann, T/a Mann's Harbor Marina, Mann's Harbor, North Carolina
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1965No. 9524_1PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYNSWORTH, Circuit Judge.
By a libel in Admiralty Hastings sought to recover damages for injuries he sustained when he slipped and fell upon a ramp designed for the launching of small boats in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina. At the time, he was attempting to launch his own small outboard motor boat, and he was standing in the navigable waters of the Sound when the accident occurred.
We think the District Court properly dismissed the libel as not being within the Admiralty jurisdiction.
The boat launching ramp, owned by Mann, the operator of the small boat marina, was provided for the convenience…
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