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NORTHERN QUEEN INC. v. KINNEAR

No. 00-36093.

298 F.3d 1090 (2002)

NORTHERN QUEEN INC., an Alaska corporation, as owner and operator of the F/V LIN J, Official No. 538018, for exoneration from or limitation of liability, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Kathryn KINNEAR, the Estate of Blake Kinnear, Claimant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed August 7, 2002.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael A. Barcott and Nina M. Mitchell, Holmes, Weddle & Barcott, Seattle, WA, for the claimant-appellant.

Donald P. Marinkovich, LeGros, Buchanan & Paul, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee.

Before B. FLETCHER and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and MURGUIA, District Judge.

OPINION

MURGUIA, District Judge.

Northern Queen, Inc. ("Northern Queen") brings this matter pursuant to the Limitation of Liability Act, 46 U.S.C. §§ 181 et seq. After its fishing vessel tragically sank with all hands on board, Northern Queen brought suit seeking to limit its liability to the estate of the vessel's Captain. After a half-day bench trial, the district court entered judgment for Northern Queen, holding that the primary duty...

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