United States Eighth Circuit

Where the seaman stipulated that his claims did not exceed the ship owner's limitation fund and waived any res judicata defense with respect to the ship owner's limitation of liability, he could proceed with his injury claim in state court.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/31/2001
• Published 07/31/2001

Judges

• McMILLIAN, Circuit Judge., Before McMILLIAN and MURPHY, Circuit Judges, and TUNHEIM, District Judge.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• James V. O'Brien,Christopher C. Swenson, St. Louis, MO, for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Roy C. Dripps, Gail G. Renshaw, Wood Rivier, IL, for appellee.