Limitation of Liability - Timely Filing of Petition - Pleading Limitation as a Defense: In a Personal Injury Suit against a Fishing Vessel Owner in Texas State Court, the Owner Pleaded Limitation as a Defense - More Than Six Months Later, the Owner Filed a Complaint for Limitation in a U.S. District Court, Which Dismissed It as Untimely - The Court of Appeals, Affirming, Stated That in Any Event, the Federal Court Had Exclusive Jurisdiction to Hear the Limitation Issue

Authors

Kenneth H. Volk

Recommended Citation

Volk, Kenneth H. (1988) "Limitation of Liability - Timely Filing of Petition - Pleading Limitation as a Defense: In a Personal Injury Suit against a Fishing Vessel Owner in Texas State Court, the Owner Pleaded Limitation as a Defense - More Than Six Months Later, the Owner Filed a Complaint for Limitation in a U.S. District Court, Which Dismissed It as Untimely - The Court of Appeals, Affirming, Stated That in Any Event, the Federal Court Had Exclusive Jurisdiction to Hear the Limitation Issue," Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce: Vol. 19: Iss. 2, Article 17.
Available at: https://docs.rwu.edu/law_ma_jmlc/vol19/iss2/17