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KEYS JET SKI, INC. v. KAYS

Nos. 89-5080, 89-5187.

893 F.2d 1225 (1990)

In the Matter of the Complaint of KEYS JET SKI, INC., Sunset Watersports, Inc., and Richard C. Welter, or one or more of them, for exoneration from or limitation of liability as owners of Kawasaki 650 Jet Ski KAW18324F787, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Roger KAYS, Bonnie Kays, Claimants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

February 6, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carl R. Nelson, Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal & Banker, P.A., Tampa, Fla., for plaintiffs-appellants.

John T. Biezup, Frank P. DeGiulio, Palmer Biezup & Henderson, for plaintiffs-appellants.

Richard A. Kupfer, West Palm Beach, Fla., claimants-appellees.

Before HATCHETT and COX, Circuit Judges, and HENDERSON, Senior Circuit Judge.

HATCHETT, Circuit Judge:

These appeals require that we determine whether a "jet ski" is covered by the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C.App. §§ 181-188 (the "Limitation Act"). The district court ruled that a jet ski is a pleasure craft and that pleasure craft are not properly covered by the Limitation Act. Although we agree that a jet ski is a pleasure craft, we hold that pleasure craft are covered by the Limitation of Liability Act.

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