SKOLDBERG v. VILLANI

Nos. 83 Civ. 7787, 83 Civ. 9168 and 84 Civ. 4402.

601 F.Supp. 981 (1985)

Richard E. SKOLDBERG, Administrator ad prosequendum of the Estate of William John Skoldberg a/k/a William John Skolberg and William J. Skoldberg, and Richard E. Skoldberg, Barbara Skoldberg, Richard Eric Skoldberg and John William Skoldberg, individually, Plaintiffs, v. Anthony VILLANI, The Estate of Robert Villani, Deceased, Buchanan Marine, Inc., and the Motor Vessel, Jane S, her engines, boilers, etc., and the Motor Vessel, Yellow Rose, her engines, boilers, etc., Donzi Marine, Inc., Ocean Beach Marina, Inc., and Flagship Marine Engine Co., Inc., Defendants. In the Matter of the Complaint of Anthony VILLANI, as Owner of the vessel Yellow Rose for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability. Anthony VILLANI, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. DONZI MARINE, INC., Ocean Beach Marina, Inc. and Flagship Marine Engine Co., Inc., Third-Party Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

February 4, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce S. Koppel, Scarsdale, N.Y., for claimants Skoldberg.

Newman & Schlau, P.C., New York City, for petitioner Anthony Villani.

Vincent, Berg, Russo, Marcigliano & Zawacki, New York City, for Buchanan Marine, Inc.

Boal, Doti & Larsen, New York City, for Estate of Robert Villani.

Sutera, Siracuse & Sutera, P.C., New York City, for third-party defendant Ocean Beach Marina, Inc.

Baumann & Rickenwald, Oceanside, N.Y., for third-party defendant Flagship Marine Engine Co., Inc.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, New York City, for Donzi Marine, Inc.

John F. McHugh, Healy & McCaffrey, New York City, for Anthony Villani.


OPINION

EDWARD WEINFELD, District Judge.

Plaintiff concedes that this action arises under the Court's general maritime jurisdiction. See Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger, 437 U.S. 365, 373, 98 S.Ct. 2396, 2402, 57 L.Ed.2d 274 (1978) (28 U.S.C. § 1332 requires complete diversity); see also Executive Jet Aviation, Inc. v. City of Cleveland, 409 U.S. 249, 268, 93 S...

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