Legal Opinion
Sawyer Brothers, Inc. v. Island Transporter, LLC
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 3, 2018No. 16-2470PPublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LIPEZ, Circuit Judge.
*27 Sawyer Brothers, Inc. hired Island Transporter, LLC to ferry three construction vehicles and their drivers from Rockland, Maine to North Haven, Maine. The M/V ISLAND TRANSPORTER encountered rough seas while traversing Penobscot Bay, and two of the vehicles tipped over onto the vessel's port bulwark. Sawyer Brothers, Inc., and its owners Ryan and Ross Sawyer (collectively, "Sawyer Brothers"), subsequently filed this maritime action, claiming that the ship captain was negligent and seeking damages for property loss and emotional distress.
Following a bench trial, the…
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