Legal Opinion
Royal Insurance Co. v. MARINA INDUS., INC.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided April 22, 1993No. 91-P-1025PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtDreben, J.
On August 28, 1988, Anthony Campisi docked his boat as a “transient” customer at the defendants’ marina in Quincy. Two days later his boat was missing. After he recovered $35,000 as damages from his insurer for the loss of his boat, this subrogation action followed. The insurer is seeking damages for negligence and breach of contract claiming that the dockage arrangement was a bailment and that the failure of the bailee to return the bailed boat made out a prima facie case of negligence against the bailee. See Goudy & Stevens, Inc. v. Cable Marine, Inc., 924 F.2d 16, 18-19 (1st Cir. 1991). On…
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