Legal Opinion
In Re the Complaint of Uncle Sam of '76, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided April 16, 1996No. Civil Action 94-12138-REKPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion and Order
KEETON, District Judge.
On September 5, 1994, the 69-foot fishing trawler F/V Italian Gold sank off the coast of Massachusetts. All four crew members aboard the ship were lost and presumed drowned. This civil action was commenced to allocate a settlement fund among the representatives and survivors of the lost crew members.
On February 16, 1996, four claimants representing the crew members and their surviving family members appeared before the court for a- hearing on proposals for allocating the limited settlement fund that Petitioner tendered in this limitation-of-liability…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Miles v. Apex Marine Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
- Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. v. PfeiferSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Robertson v. BaldwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Guffanti v. . National Surety Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1909
- Burchfield v. BevansCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1957
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- In Re Cape Fear, Inc. for Exoneration of Liab.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2001