Becker v. Crounse Corp.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

HEYBURN, District Judge.

The parties dispute this Court’s jurisdiction and propose differing sources of applicable law in this admiralty case arising from a boating accident on the Ohio River. The motions submitted for decision require this Court to determine whether it possesses subject matter jurisdiction; whether it must apply federal or state law; and whether Defendants may pursue a cross-claim demanding contribution from a party who has settled his liability to Plaintiffs.

Plaintiff Virgil Becker was a passenger in a fishing boat sailing on the Ohio River between Kentucky…