Legal Opinion
Muth v. Atlass
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 30, 1965No. Nos. 14872, 14873PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MAJOR, Circuit Judge.
This proceeding in Admiralty was initiated by H. Leslie Atlass as the owner of the yacht “Sis,” under the Limitation of Liability Act (46 U.S.C.A. §§ 183-189) and Rules 51-54 of the Rules of Practice in Admiralty and Maritime Cases, for exoneration from or, in the alternative, limitation of liability under the Jones Act (46 U.S.C.A. § 688), for the death by drowning of two seamen, Clem Muth and Kurt Darr. Their representatives appeared as claimants and answered the petition. Subsequently, petitioner died and the executors of his estate were substituted as parties. (In…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Stella Reyes, Administratrix of the Estate of Florentino Reyes, Deceased v. Vantage Steamship Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Atlass v. AtlassCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1965
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