Legal Opinion
Davis v. Britton
District Court, D. New Hampshire
Decided June 26, 1989No. 1:07-adr-00009PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER ON MOTIONS TO DISMISS
LOUGHLIN, Senior District Judge.
On April 25, 1987, a recreational sailing vessel, the “Caraffe,” crashed on a breakwater in Delaware Bay. As a result of this maritime incident, actions were commenced in this court pursuant to the court’s admiralty jurisdiction, 28 U.S.C. § 1333, as well as diversity of citizenship, 28 U.S.C. § 1332. The defendant in these actions, Paula M. Britton, is the duly appointed administratrix of the estate of James R. Britton. The defendant has moved for dismissal of the actions alleging failure on behalf of the plaintiffs to commence suit…
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