Legal Opinion
General Dynamics Corp. v. Federal Pacific Electric Co.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided August 30, 1985PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
In the first three months of 1973, three separate fires broke out in the main electrical switchboard of the S.S. Tillie Lykes, a Seabee class cargo vessel that had been built by the plaintiff, General Dynamics Corporation (General Dynamics), for Lykes Brothers Steamship Company, Inc. (Lykes Brothers). The main switchboard, 1 which is responsible for distributing electricity throughout the vessel, had been supplied to General Dynamics by the defendant, Federal Pacific Electric Company (Federal Pacific), pursuant to a written contract. Under the terms of the contract, Federal Pacific agreed to…
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