Legal Opinion
Zapata Haynie Corp. v. Francis Arthur, Margaret Hebert Jackson, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 21, 1991No. 90-4351PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
This case addresses the issue whether 46 U.S.C.App. § 187 deprives a district court of the power to stay a state court proceeding against a ship’s master, pending disposition of a limitation proceeding brought by the ship’s owners. Because we find that 46 U.S.C.App. § 187 does deprive a district court of such power, we AFFIRM.
BACKGROUND
The facts in this case are undisputed. On October 3, 1989, the F/V NORTHUM-BERLAND, owned by Zapata Haynie Corporation (“Zapata”), was engaged in menhaden fishing off the coast of Texas when it collided with an unburied 16-inch natural gas…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Norma C. Guillot, Bobbie Lynn Guillot and Norman Andras v. Cenac Towing Company, Inc., as Owner of the Barge Murray MacCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1966
- Walker v. Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1866
- 17 Collier bankr.cas.2d 324, Bankr. L. Rep. P 71,900, 34 cont.cas.fed. (Cch) 75,346 in Re Exquisito Services, Inc., Debtor. Exquisito Services, Inc. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1987
- Paradise Holdings, Inc. v. Paradise Holdings, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986
- In Matter of Brent Towing Co., Inc.District Court, N.D. Florida · 1975
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3Cited by13 opinions
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- United States v. Rutherford Oil CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. Texas · 2010
- In Re the Complaint of J.E. Brenneman Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 2003
- In Re the Complaint of River City Towing Services, Inc.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2002
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