Legal Opinion
Thiele v. Oddy's Auto and Marine, Inc.
District Court, W.D. New York
Decided November 30, 1995No. 1:93-cv-00761PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
CURTIN, District Judge.
BACKGROUND
The lawsuits arise out of an incident which occurred on November 1, 1990, in the Niagara River. Plaintiff Thiele’s Fountain powerboat was being operated by the defendant/third-party plaintiff, Jim Oddy, when fire started in the engine compartment and ultimately forced Oddy and an employee to abandon the boat. Item 16, ¶ 7. The boat then sank.
Oddy was in possession of the boat because he had contracted with Thiele to build and install two 700-horsepower engines into the 40-foot boat. Major modifications to the boat were required, and were…
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