Legal Opinion
Carr v. PMS Fishing Corp.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 30, 1999No. 99-1088PublishedCited by 99 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
Like Venus, this appeal arises full-grown from the sea. In the underlying case, a shipowner, PMS Fishing Corporation (PMS), responded to the sinking of its vessel and an injured seaman’s ensuing suit by invoking the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. app. §§ 181-196 (Supp. 1999). The district court granted PMS the protection it sought. The seaman appeals, averring that the trial judge misconstrued the burden of proof applicable to limitation of liability (LOL) proceedings and erred in finding that the shipowner lacked privity and knowledge of the vessel’s…
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