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VILLAR v. CROWLEY MARITIME CORP.

No. 84-2474.

782 F.2d 1478 (1986)

Nenita S. VILLAR, individually and as personal representative of Renerio Z. Villar, deceased; Josephine Villar, Gerardo Villar; Reynaldo Villar; and Renerio Villar, Jr., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. CROWLEY MARITIME CORPORATION; Genstar Marine, Inc.; and Saudi Arabia Transport Organization, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided February 14, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Benton Musslewhite, Houston, Tex., for plaintiffs-appellants.

Ernest N. Reddick, Derby, Cook, Quinby & Tweedt, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before WALLACE, HUG, and SCHROEDER, Circuit Judges.

WALLACE, Circuit Judge:

The wife and children (the Villars) of Renerio Villar (the decedent) appeal the district court's orders dismissing their action brought under the Jones Act, 46 U.S.C. § 688, on grounds of forum non conveniens and denying their motion for a new trial and reconsideration. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, and we affirm.

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In March 1977, the decedent drowned off...

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