BOSTON FISH MARKET CORP. v. UNIVERSAL INSURANCE CO.

No. 6978.

388 F.2d 773 (1968)

BOSTON FISH MARKET CORPORATION, Respondent, Appellant, v. UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Libellant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals First Circuit.

January 24, 1968.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John J. C. Herlihy, Boston, Mass., for appellant.

Robert J. Hallisey, Boston, Mass., with whom Thomas H. Walsh, Jr., and Bingham, Dana & Gould, Boston, Mass., were on brief, for appellee.

Before ALDRICH, Chief Judge, McENTEE and COFFIN, Circuit Judges.


McENTEE, Circuit Judge.

This is a libel in admiralty1 to recover for damage to the fishing vessel Terra Nova and its contents as the result of a fire that occurred aboard the vessel on June 26, 1964, while it was berthed at respondent's fish pier in Boston2 undergoing repairs.

As part of its operation, respondent maintained eight fire hydrants at its pier. Three of these, including Hydrant No. I, which...

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