Legal Opinion
Esta Later Charters, Inc. v. Ignacio
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 17, 1989No. Nos. 88-2728, 88-2730PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KOZINSKI, Circuit Judge:
Shortly after the close of the middle ages, many European seafaring nations developed a rule of maritime law that limited a shipowner’s liability to the value of the vessel and its cargo.1 The rule was first adopted in the United States in the Limitation of Liability Act of 1851, Act of March 3, 1851, 9 Stat. 635, codified at R.S. § 4283 et seq., and has remained part of U.S. law to this day, a vestige of a time gone by. In this case, we must determine how soon a shipowner must file a petition seeking the protections of the Act in cases where more than one claim arises…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Langnes v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1931
- Coryell v. PhippsSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. CushingSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Norwich Co. v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Lake Tankers Corp. v. HennSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Eckstein Marine Service L.L.C. v. Lorne JacCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2012
- In Re The Glacier BayCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Tom-Mac, Inc. v. BielaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
- In the Matter of the Complaint of Three Buoys Houseboat Vacations U.S.A., Ltd., Etc. v. Harvey G. MortsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- People's Capital & Leasing Corp. v. Big3D, Inc. (In Re Big3D, Inc.)United States Bankruptcy Appellate Panel for the Ninth Circuit · 2010
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