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VATICAN SHRIMP CO., INC. v. SOLIS

Nos. 86-2412, 86-2579, 86-2601.

820 F.2d 674 (1987)

In the Matter of the Complaint of VATICAN SHRIMP COMPANY, INC., As Owner of the VESSEL VATICAN for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Gabriel SOLIS, Respondent-Appellee. In re VATICAN SHRIMP CO., INC., Petitioner. Gabriel SOLIS, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. VATICAN SHRIMP CO., INC., Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

Opinion on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing June 23, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Keith H. Uhles, T. Mark Blakemore, Royston, Rayzor, Vickery & Williams, Brownsville, Tex., for appellant.

Barry R. Benton, Brownsville, Tex., for appellee.

Before GARWOOD, JOLLY and HILL, Circuit Judges.

Opinion on Denial of Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc June 23, 1987.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Vatican Shrimp Company, Inc. ("Vatican Shrimp"), the owner of the F/V VATICAN, petitioned a federal district court, under 46 U.S.C. § 185, to limit its liability in a Jones Act case that had been filed and was pending in a Texas state court. The district court dismissed the section 185 petition as untimely, and Vatican Shrimp then removed the case to federal...

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