ANTHONY'S PIER FOUR v. CRANDALL DRY DOCK ENGR, INC.


396 Mass. 818 (1986)

489 N.E.2d 172

ANTHONY'S PIER FOUR, INC. vs. CRANDALL DRY DOCK ENGINEERS, INC. & another.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

February 26, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jean M. Kelley for the plaintiff.

Phyllis Fine Menken (John M. Reed with her) for Haley & Aldrich, Inc.

Robert S. Potters for Crandall Dry Dock Engineers, Inc.

Present: HENNESSEY, C.J., WILKINS, LIACOS, ABRAMS, & LYNCH, JJ.


ABRAMS, J.

On February 6 and 7, 1978, the "Great Blizzard of 1978" swept through Boston.2 High winds and flood tides in Boston Harbor caused the S.S. Peter Stuyvesant to rise off an underwater cradle, break loose from its mooring, and capsize, resulting in a total loss of the ship. In this case, we consider whether the owner of the ship, Anthony's Pier Four, Inc., may maintain its action against...

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