Legal Opinion
Reifer-Mapp v. 7 Maris, Inc.
District Court, D. Puerto Rico
Decided July 27, 1993No. Civ. No. 92-1657 (JAF)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
FUSTE, District Judge.
Plaintiffs, residents of Barbados, bring this action in damages against a San Juan Harbor-based vessel, in rem, and the shipowner, a Puerto Rico corporation, and the ship’s insurer, in personam. Admiralty and maritime jurisdiction is invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1333. In addition, the plaintiffs allege diversity jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, the amount in controversy exceeding $50,000, exclusive of interest and costs. The vessel has not been arrested and, therefore, the exclusive admiralty jurisdiction has not been effectively triggered. Fed.R.Civ.P.…
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