Ward

65 F.3d 176 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. In the Matter of the Complaint of TONQUIN FISHERIES, INC., a Washington Corporation, owner of the F/V Tonquin, official no. 529425 for exoneration from or limitation of liability, Petitioner-Appellant, v. Evelyn WARD, Mother of Lawrence J. Tousignant, Captain of the Above-Named Vessel; Ymanda Tousignant as personal representative of the estate of Lawrence Tousignant, Defendants-Appellees. 1 No. 94-35422. 2 United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted July 21, 1995. Decided Aug. 15, 1995. 3 Before: NOONAN and HAWKINS, Circuit Judges, and LEW, District Judge. * 4 MEMORANDUM ** 5 Tonquin Fisheries, Inc. ("Tonquin") appeals from the district court's findings of fact and conclusions of law rendered after trial of the limitation of liability action below. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1291 , and we affirm. I. 6 This limitation of liability action arises out of the sinking of the…