Crowley v. Costa

BENCH TRIAL RULING

JANET C. HALL, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiffs Cliff Crowley (“Crowley”), as the owner of the yacht “Moondance,” and *407the New Hampshire Insurance Company (collectively, “plaintiffs”) brought this admiralty and maritime action against defendants Angelo Costa1 and Charles J. Costa, trustee of the Angelo P. Costa Revocable Trust (“Costa”). Crowley sought declaratory judgment on four counts regarding his liability for damage to Costa’s pier caused by the Moondance when it broke from its mooring during a storm. Costa counterclaimed that the damage to his pier was caused…