Legal Opinion
Podgurski v. Town of North Hempstead
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided November 14, 2011No. CV 10-2316 (ADS)PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OF DECISION AND ORDER
SPATT, District Judge.
As the Court commented in other maritime cases, never before have water-based recreational activities been so popular. Each spring, summer and fall, oceans, rivers, lakes and bays of the United States team with recreational watercraft. These craft have to come to rest in various manners in docks and at anchor, and affixing to moorings in the water. This case involves a mooring and the boat operator’s attempt to disengage his sailboat from that mooring. While doing so, his right middle finger was severely injured when it was caught in a…
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