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CLIFFORD v. M/V ISLANDER

Nos. 83-1521, 83-1522.

751 F.2d 1 (1984)

Barry CLIFFORD, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. M/V ISLANDER, et al., Defendants, Appellees. Barry CLIFFORD, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. M/V ISLANDER, et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided December 18, 1984.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert S. Wolfe, Boston, Mass., with whom Wolfe Associates, Boston, Mass., was on brief for Barry Clifford.

Frank H. Handy, Jr., Boston, Mass., with whom Kneeland, Kydd & Handy, Boston, Mass., was on brief for M/V Islander, et al.

Before COFFIN, Circuit Judge, TIMBERS, Senior Circuit Judge, and BREYER, Circuit Judge.

COFFIN, Circuit Judge.

The question posed by this case is under what theory, and to what extent, plaintiff Barry Clifford should be compensated for his assistance in making temporary repairs to the M/V ISLANDER (the ISLANDER), a ferry owned and operated by defendant Steamship Authority (the SSA), after the bottom of her hull was holed while leaving Martha's Vineyard. The district court found that Clifford's efforts did not constitute an act of pure salvage and were...

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