Legal Opinion
Fischer v. S/Y NERAIDA
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 19, 2007No. 06-10661PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
This case arose from an allision between an unmanned pleasure yacht and a dock when Hurricane Frances hit south Florida in early September of 2004. 1 The district court found that the yacht-owner exercised reasonable care in preparing for the storm and accordingly exonerated him and his boat from liability. The dock owner now appeals. Because the district court applied the proper standard of care and correctly allocated the burden of proof, and because its factual determinations are not clearly erroneous, we affirm the court’s judgment.
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2Cases cited19 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- McAllister v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- The OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- The LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- The Clarita and the ClaraSupreme Court of the United States · 1875
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3Cited by53 opinions
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