Legal Opinion
Juno SRL v. S/V Endeavour
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided June 9, 1995No. 95-1426, 94-2193PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TORRUELLA, Chief Judge.
This case presents issues of first impression before this Court. The first issue is what weight private rules and procedures should have in determining the liability of sailing vessels that collide while engaged in the sport of yacht racing. The second issue is what forum shall assess the damages that result from such circumstances.
The district court decision is reported. Juno v. SfV Endeavour, 865 F.Supp. 13 (D.Me.1994). That court ruled that the S/V CHARLES JOURDAN was liable to the S/V ENDEAVOUR after a collision between the two vessels, but found that the ENDEAV-OUR…
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