Rogers v. Lilly

JULIA SMITH GIBBONS, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs-appellees Barbara and Julian Rogers (“the Rogerses”), filed the instant maritime action seeking exoneration from liability, or, alternatively, limitation of liability, pursuant to 46 U.S.CApp. § 183, for any claims arising out of the drowning death of Robert C. Lilly in Lake Erie. Defendant-appellant Diane A. Lilly, admin-istratrix for the estate of Robert Lilly, appeals the district court’s grant of sum*424mary judgment in favor of the Rogerses, which fully exonerated them from liability. In a cross-appeal, the Rogerses argue that the district court…