Legal Opinion
Ross Island Sand & Gravel Co. v. Matson
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 12, 2000No. 99-16031PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PER CURIAM Opinion; Concurrence by Judge D.W. NELSON
2Per curiam
James Matson appeals the district court’s denial of his motion to dissolve a stay of parallel state court proceedings regarding a personal injury suit brought by a former employee. Matson’s suit, brought in state court under the Jones Act, stemmed from injuries suffered while working on the “Anchor Scow,” a vessel owned by Ross.
Ross Island, as owner pro hoc vice of the Anchor Scow, brought this federal proceeding in admiralty to limit its liability under the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 181 et seq. The district court found that…
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- Arthur Anderson and Clatsop Fisheries, Inc., an Oregon Corporation v. Gene R. Nadon, Dorothy Irene Nadon and Jataboro Corporation, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1966
- Newton v. ShipmanCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
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