Legal Opinion
Ceh, Inc. v. F/v Seafarer (On 675048)
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 28, 1995No. 95-1462PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge.
Defendant-appellants, the F/V SEAFARER, a fishing trawler, and Michael Doyle and Charles Niles, its owner and captain respectively, appeal the district court’s decision after a bench trial finding them liable for the destruction of appellee’s lobstering gear and imposing compensatory and punitive damages. CEH, Inc. v. F/V Seafarer, 880 F.Supp. 940 (D.R.I.1995). Defendants challenge, inter alia, the sufficiency of the evidence, the availability of punitive damages as a matter of law, and the district court’s adop tion of the Restatement (Second) of Torts § 909 as a…
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