Legal Opinion
Curcuru v. Rose's Oil Service, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 25, 2006No. 04-P-1364PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, J.
The F/V Italian Gold, a fishing vessel out of Gloucester, sank during a gale in the Atlantic Ocean on September 5, 1994. The four crew members were lost. The surviving spouses, both individually and as administratrices of their respective husbands’ estates (collectively, the estates), and the shipowner, Uncle Sam of ‘76, Inc. (Uncle Sam), sued Rose’s Oil Service, Inc. (Rose’s Oil), the shipyard that performed repairs on the vessel in the months preceding the Italian Gold’s last voyage. The cases were tried to a jury, which returned verdicts in favor of the plaintiffs. Rose’s Oil appealed.3
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2Cases cited32 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Theodore L. Leblanc v. Great American Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
- Weyerhaeuser Steamship Co. v. Nacirema Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Edmonds v. Compagnie Generale TransatlantiqueSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Rass Corporation v. The Travelers Companies, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2016
- Anderson v. PauloMassachusetts Appeals Court · 2009
- Boston Ship Repair, LLC v. Starr Indemnity & Liability Co.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 2014
- Curcuru v. Rose's Oil Service, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2007
- Rass Corporation v. The Travelers Companies, Inc.Massachusetts Appeals Court · 2016
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