Legal Opinion
Favorito v. Pannell
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 22, 1994No. 93-2377PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CYR, Circuit Judge.
This admiralty action stems from a late evening boating accident which resulted in serious injuries to plaintiffs-appellants. Although plaintiffs obtained default judgments against the operator of the boat in which they were riding at the time of the accident, the district court directed entry of judgment as a matter of law in favor of defendant-appellee Pendragon Marine Ltd., the owner of the boat, and the plaintiffs appealed. Finding no error, we affirm.
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BACKGROUND
The S/Y DOLPHIN, a 75-foot sailing sloop, was moored in Newport Harbor for the 1990 charter season. She was…
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- Di Cosala v. KaySupreme Court of New Jersey · 1982
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- Crane v. Green & Freedman Baking Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1998
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