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HOWARD v. CRYSTAL CRUISES, INC.

No. 93-15489.

41 F.3d 527 (1994)

Vika L. HOWARD, individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of Kenneth James Howard, Deceased, Plaintiff-Appellant, and Rolf Howard, Plaintiff, v. CRYSTAL CRUISES, INC., a California corporation, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided December 1, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Allan S. Haley, Nevada City, CA, for plaintiff-appellant.

Walter T. Johnson, Lillick & Charles, San Francisco, CA, for defendant-appellee.

Before: LEAVY and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and VAN SICKLE, District Judge.

LEAVY, Circuit Judge:

This appeal arises out of an admiralty wrongful death action in which a widow appeals from the district court's entry of judgment in her favor, arguing that the court erred by applying a federal statute rather than general maritime law to her claim, and by miscalculating the economic impact to her of her husband's death. We reject these contentions and affirm.

FACTS AND PRIOR PROCEEDINGS

In September 1990, Kenneth James Howard...

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