Legal Opinion
Williams v. M/V SONORA
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 9, 1993No. 19-20513PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
REYNALDO G. GARZA, Circuit Judge:
The plaintiffs-appellants appeal from an adverse summary judgment entered by the district court. First, they argue that the district court should have remanded the ease to state court. Alternatively, they argue that the summary judgment in favor of the defendant vessel owners was improvidently granted. We find that the case was properly retained by the district court. Further, the courts below properly granted summary judgment to the defendant vessel owners. Therefore, WE AFFIRM.
FACTS
The plaintiffs were injured while loading pipe on board the M/V Sonora…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Rosado v. WymanSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Scindia Steam Navigation Co. v. De Los SantosSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Grubbs v. General Electric Credit Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ramiro Arango and Gabriella Arango, Individually, Etc., Plaintiffs v. Guzman Travel Advisors Corporation, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
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3Cited by29 opinions
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