Legal Opinion
Sarvis v. Cooper
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 23, 1996No. 94-P-91PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerretta, J.
On January 2, 1989, the plaintiff, Robert H. Sarvis, commissioned Able Marine Services, Inc. (AMS), to build a racing yacht, the Nantucket Splinter (Splinter).2 During construction of the Splinter, Able Marine Inc. (AMI), purchased AMS. AMI completed construction of the Splinter *472and delivered it to Sarvis. On August 20, 1989, while in the final leg of her first race, the Splinter’s ballast keel parted from her hull. The yacht capsized and slowly turned upside down. The crew and Sarvis were rescued. Pursuant to his boat construction agreement with AMS, Sarvis submitted his claim to an…
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