Kimbrell v. Rossitto

These two cases involve an ill-fated drug smuggling venture which rivals any current bestseller in its cast of colorful characters and its high seas intrigue. The actions were tried together and combined on appeal because the relationships and events giving rise to each case overlap substantially. In the first action, Kimbrell v. Rossitto, Kimbrell sued Rossitto to recover for the loss of a forty-two foot, 1975 Westsail cutter rig sailboat. Rossitto, in the second case, Rossitto v. Oslo Development Co., sought the return of certain real property located in Connecticut which he claimed Oslo…