Legal Opinion
Barry Clifford v. M/v Islander and Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided August 8, 1989No. 89-1196PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SELYA, Circuit Judge.
We revisit for a third and hopefully last time the subaqueous exploits of plaintiff-appellant Barry Clifford, a highly-skilled diver who, under difficult and dangerous conditions, effected emergency repairs to the ferry M/V ISLANDER after she was holed in March 1980. Following these heroics, Clifford sought compensation from the ISLANDER’S owner, defendant-appel-lee Steamship Authority. Litigation proved necessary.
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The district court found that the Steamship Authority was liable to plaintiff under an oral maritime contract and awarded him $150,000 based on a quantum…
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