SANDVIK v. ALASKA PACKERS ASS'N

No. 77-3275.

609 F.2d 969 (1979)

Gordon SANDVIK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ALASKA PACKERS ASSOCIATION, a corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

December 17, 1979.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thor P. Ulvestad, Jackson, Ulvestad, Goodwin & Grutz, Seattle, Wash., for plaintiff-appellant.

David Jurca, Seattle, Wash., argued for defendant-appellee; John E. Ederer, Seattle, Wash., on brief.

Before COWEN, Court of Claims Judge, TRASK and HUG, Circuit Judges.


HUG, Circuit Judge:

This action, instituted by the plaintiff-appellant, Gordon Sandvik, to recover amounts alleged to be due on a bare boat charter, arises under the admiralty jurisdiction of the federal courts, 28 U.S.C. § 1333(1). The district court granted a summary judgment in favor of the defendant-appellee, Alaska Packers Association (APA), on the ground that the suit was barred by laches.

We find that genuine issues of fact exist pertinent to the...

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