Marshall Vessels, Inc. v. Wright

In this action for conversion of the “Lousam,” a fishing vessel of the plaintiff, the judge found for the defendant. The plaintiff alleges exceptions to the granting of the defendant’s motion for a directed finding, which the judge treated as a request for a ruling that the plaintiff cannot recover; to the granting of certain requests for rulings of the defendant; and to the denial of certain requests for rulings of the plaintiff.

We first have the burden of determining what were the facts found. See Union Old Lowell National Bank v. Paine, 318 Mass. 313, 316. The defendant filed a document…