COMPLAINT OF SEAWISE, INC.

No. 96-693-CIV-ORL-18.

975 F.Supp. 1466 (1997)

In the Matter of the Complaint of SEAWISE, INC., Owner of 1979 Robbins Cruiser, "Gerry J," Celebrity Pleasure Craft, Hull Identification No. 609515 for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability.

United States District Court, M.D. Florida, Orlando Division.

August 15, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Christopher R. Fertig, Elizabeth Jane Gregovits, Fertig & Gramling, Ft. Lauderdale, FL, for Seawise, Inc.

Dale R. Hightower, Hightower & Rudd, P.A., Orlando, FL, for Continental Group.


ORDER

G. KENDALL SHARP, District Judge.

In this case, petitioner Seawise, Inc. (Seawise) invokes the court's admiralty jurisdiction in an effort to limit its potential liability for damages resulting from a fire aboard a vessel it owned. To that end, Seawise brings this action as one in admiralty under Rule 9(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and pursuant to the Limitation of Vessel Owner's Liability Act, codified at 46 U.S.C.App. §§ 181...

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