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MATTER OF LOWING

No. G85-1183 CA1.

635 F.Supp. 520 (1986)

In the Matter of William N. LOWING, As Owner of the Motorvessel OUTDOORSMEN for Exoneration from or Limitation of Liability.

United States District Court, W.D. Michigan, S.D.

March 31, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

LeRoy Kramer, III, Grand Rapids, Mich., for petitioner.

Bruce G. Hudson, Thomas J. Mulder, Grand Rapids, Mich., for respondent.

OPINION

MILES, Chief Judge.

This case involves the application of an admiralty statute, the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C.A. § 183 et seq., to an accident involving two pleasure boats. The core portion of the Act is section 183(a) which reads as follows:

The liability of the owner of any vessel, whether American or foreign, for an embezzlement, loss, or destruction by any person of any property, goods, or merchandise shipped...

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