Legal Opinion
Youry Tundidor v. Miami-Dade County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 3, 2016No. 15-12597PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAM PRYOR, Circuit Judge:
The appeal requires us to decide whether a canal is navigable for purposes of admiralty jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1333, if an artificial obstruction prevents vessels from using the canal to conduct interstate commerce. Youry Tundidor suffered injuries while aboard a vessel traveling in the Coral Park Canal, a drainage canal in Miami-Dade County. Tundidor sued the County for negligence, but the district court dismissed his complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. Admiralty jurisdiction extends only to waters that are navigable in interstate commerce.…
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