Northern Queen Inc. v. Kinnear

298 F.3d 1090 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. No. 00-36093. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted June 13, 2002. Filed August 7, 2002. 1 COPYRIGHT MATERIAL OMITTED Michael A. Barcott and Nina M. Mitchell, Holmes, Weddle & Barcott, Seattle, WA, for the claimant-appellant. 2 Donald P. Marinkovich, LeGros, Buchanan & Paul, Seattle, WA, for the plaintiff-appellee. 3 Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington; Marsha J. Pechman, District Judge, Presiding. 4 Before B. FLETCHER and GOULD, Circuit Judges, and MURGUIA, * District Judge. OPINION 5 MURGUIA, District Judge. 6 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…