Legal Opinion

Poulis Minott v. Smith

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided October 29, 2004No. 03-2601PublishedCited by 146 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TORRUELLA, Circuit Judge.

On October 23, 2000, Captain Carlyle Poulis-Minott took the forty-four foot fishing vessel, the F/V KATINA ASHLEY (the “Vessel”), out on a solo fishing trip and never returned. On October 24, 2000, the Coast Guard received a distress call from the Vessel’s Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (“EPIRB”). 1 The Vessel and its life raft were never found, and no one knows exactly what happened to the Vessel or whether Captain Minott had any opportunity to access the Vessel’s lifesaving gear before he drowned.

Plaintiff-appellant Kathy Poulis-Minott, as personal…

2Cases cited34 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Kumho Tire Co. v. CarmichaelSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
  5. The PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1874

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3Cited by146 opinions

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