Legal Opinion
William Joyce v. Mary Ann Joyce
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 17, 1992No. 91-1310PublishedCited by 65 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
In a complaint filed in Illinois state court, Mary Ann Joyce (Mary Ann) alleged that William Joyce (William) was negligent in entrusting his pleasure boat to John Ivko-vich, who was driving the boat when Mary Ann suffered a back injury. William then filed with the federal district court a complaint for limitation of liability under section 183 of the Limitation of Shipowner’s Liability Act. See 46 U.S.C.App. §§ 183, 185. The district court dismissed the suit sua sponte for lack of subject matter jurisdiction because it determined that the Act gave it no power to limit…
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