Renaud v. J. D. Posillico, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

Harvey W. Sherman, J.

In this small claims suit, plaintiff, a boat owner, claims for damages sustained to her boat on account of defendant’s negligence in connection with performance of a sewer construction contract. The following constitutes the verdict of this court after trial:

Plaintiff was the owner of a 38-foot propeller-driven boat having a 14-foot beam which she kept moored in a canal situated within the Village of Lindenhurst. For several years prior to July 29, 1977 she had operated this and other vessels in and out of said canal to and from the Great South Bay.…