FARAOLA v. O'NEILL & YACHT MARIE CELINE

No. 77-1886.

576 F.2d 1364 (1978)

Francis FARAOLA, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jack O'NEILL and the YACHT MARIE CELINE, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Rehearing Denied June 26, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Wayne M. Collins, of San Francisco, Cal., Jay W. Jacobs (argued), San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

John G. Schwartz (argued), of Lillick, McHose & Charles, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before BROWNING and HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judges, and BONSAL, District Judge.


BONSAL, District Judge:

Appellant Francis Faraola instituted this maritime action in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California seeking to recover damages from the appellees, the yacht MARIE CELINE and its owner Jack O'Neill. Appellant contends that the 10½ months he was required to spend in a Mexican jail came about by reason of the unseaworthiness of the MARIE CELINE and abandonment. The District Court granted summary judgment...

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