Legal Opinion
American Sail Training Ass'n v. Litchfield
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 25, 1989No. Civ. A. 87-0436 LPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
LAGUEUX, District Judge.
In this breach of contract case, plaintiff, American Sail Training Association (ASTA), a Rhode Island corporation, seeks indemnification from defendants Mark Shirley Portal Litchfield (Litchfield), an English citizen, and Goods Export, Ltd. (Goods Export), an English corporation, for plaintiff’s expenses arising out of litigation relating to the sinking of the sailing vessel S/V MARQUES in June 1984 during a tall ships race from Bermuda to Halifax, Nova Scotia. Defendants have moved to dismiss the complaint for want of in personam jurisdiction,…
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