Legal Opinion
David Oliver, Minor by His Guardian Ad Litem, Linda L. Oliver v. John Rudolph Hardesty
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 4, 1984No. 83-1677PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WIDENER, Circuit Judge.
The dispositive issue before us is whether a claim of negligent conduct arising from a collision between a 19 foot pleasure boat and a swimmer on navigable waters of the United States states a controversy within the admiralty jurisdiction of the federal courts. Plaintiff seeks review of the district court’s order dismissing the action for want of jurisdiction. We are of opinion the case was within the jurisdiction of admiralty, and so vacate and remand for further proceedings.
On June 14, 1981, on Lake Murray in South Carolina, the plaintiff David Oliver, an infant over…
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3Cited by22 opinions
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- Stella S. Price v. Marshall E. Price, Sr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1991
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