Legal Opinion
Courtney v. Pacific Adventures, Inc.
District Court, D. Hawaii
Decided March 26, 1998No. CIV. 97-00216 ACK, CIV. 97-00325 ACKPublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER DENYING STAFFORD’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
KAY, Chief Judge.
BACKGROUND
This action is based on an accident involving a scuba diver and a vessel at sea. On or about January 10, 1997, the “Kai Nalu,” a vessel owned by Tropical Hydro, Inc. (“Tropical”), took Stacey Courtney and Jeff Jensen, her fiance and dive buddy, on a dive excursion to a dive spot near the Island of Lanai known as Shark Fin Rock. Leslie Farnel, the sole owner of Tropical, served as captain aboard the “Kai Nalu.” Bradley Stafford served as diving guide and deckhand.
On the same day, the vessel “Rainbow Chaser,” owned…
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