Legal Opinion
Douglas Crotwell and Alexandra Crotwell, His Wife v. Hockman-Lewis Limited, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 18, 1984No. 83-5376PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
The district court properly dismissed the complaint in this case for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. The complaint did not state a cause of action in admiralty, and showed on its face that there was not complete diversity between the parties.
The plaintiffs sued the defendants, Hoekman-Lewis Limited, Kellogg American Company, Tropical Shipping and Construction Company, Ltd., Birdsall, Inc., and the M/V “TROPIC DAY” for damages for personal injuries sustained by Douglas Crotwell in an accident which occurred in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, on January 10, 1978.…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Gutierrez v. Waterman Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Garland Wayne Kelly and Allen Eugene Kelly, Sr. v. J. C. Smith and Chicot Land Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Robert Lee Parker v. South Louisiana Contractors, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1976
- Raymond E. Pryor, Personal Representative of the Estate of Marion L. Stephens, Deceased v. American President LinesCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
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3Cited by42 opinions
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- Textile Productions, Inc. v. Mead Corporation and Fiber Trim Sewing CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1998
- Lewis Charters, Inc. v. Huckins Yacht Corporation, Ocean Entertainment, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- Styskal v. Weld County Board of County CommissionersCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 2004
- Gary L. Anderson v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2003
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