Legal Opinion
Petition of ABC Charters, Inc.
District Court, W.D. Washington
Decided January 27, 1983No. C81-1220BPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING SUMMARY JUDGMENT BY ADMINISTRATRIX OF ESTATE
BEEKS, Senior District Judge.
On March 7, 1981, ABC Charters (ABC) chartered the PENNY, a 28-foot pleasure craft, to Dr. Ian Shaw. Thereafter, Dr. Shaw, accompanied by Doris Weyer, proceeded on the PENNY from Anacortes to Roche Harbor where the vessel berthed for the evening. Subsequently, on the morning of March 9, Dr. Shaw was found dead and Doris Weyer found unconscious on board. The death and injury apparently resulted from carbon monoxide poisoning.
Upon Dr. Shaw’s death, his ex-wife, Kathleen J. Shaw, was appointed as the personal…
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