BECKER v. CROUNSE CORP.

No. C92-0157-P.

822 F.Supp. 386 (1993)

Virgil BECKER and Ruby Joleen Becker, Plaintiffs, v. CROUNSE CORPORATION, M/G Transport Services, and Mid-South Towing Company, Defendants and Third-Party Plaintiffs, v. Randall William BECKER, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, W.D. Kentucky, Paducah Division.

January 7, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert O. Crego, Katzman & Crego, Belleville, IL, for plaintiffs.

Henry O. Whitlow, Whitlow, Roberts, Houston & Russell, Paducah, KY, for defendants.

W.J. Larzelere, Jr., Metairie, LA, for Crounse Corp.

Stephanie R. Miller, W. Scott Miller, Jr., Miller & Miller, Louisville, KY, for M/G Transport Services.

B.M. Westberry, Marion, KY, William C. Bateman, Memphis, TN, for Midsouth Towing Co.

Burke B. Terrell, Hardy, Terrell & Boswell, Paducah, KY, for Randall William Becker.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

HEYBURN, District Judge.

The parties dispute this Court's jurisdiction and propose differing sources of applicable law in this admiralty case arising from a boating accident on the Ohio River. The motions submitted for decision require this Court to determine whether it possesses subject matter jurisdiction; whether it must apply federal or state law; and whether Defendants may pursue a cross-claim demanding contribution from a party who...

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