Legal Opinion
Rairigh v. Erlbeck
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided May 1, 1980No. Civ. A. J-79-1792, J-79-2311 and J-79-2312PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHIRLEY B. JONES, District Judge.
This Court, in a bench opinion on February 22, 1980, remanded three cases pending before it to the Maryland state courts. 28 U.S.C. § 1447(c). 1 2 The right was reserved to edit that ruling, not in substance, but rather to articulate the reasoning in remanding these cases. The memoranda of law, arguments at the hearing and the Court’s research reveal a paucity of authority in this Circuit on the issue presented.
That issue concerns an interpretation of the Death on High Seas Act (DOHSA), 46 U.S.C. §§ 761-768. DOHSA provides, in pertinent part, that:
[wjhenever…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Moragne v. States Marine Lines, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of ClevelandSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mobil Oil Corp. v. HigginbothamSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Wilson v. Transocean AirlinesDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1954
- Arthur H. Barbe, Admr. v. David N. Drummond, David N. DrummondCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Offshore Logistics, Inc. v. TallentireSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Tallentire v. Offshore Logistics, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Freeman v. Colonial Liquors, Inc.District Court, D. Maryland · 1980
- Alexander v. United Technologies Corp.District Court, D. Connecticut · 1982
- In Re the Complaint of Exxon Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1982
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