TOSCANO v. CHANDRIS, S.A.

No. 90-2119.

934 F.2d 383 (1991)

Frank TOSCANO, Plaintiff, Appellee, v. CHANDRIS, S.A., et al., Defendants, Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gino A. Zonghetti, New York City, with whom Richard B. Kydd, Brian B. Kydd, Kneeland, Kydd & Handy, Boston, Mass., and Joseph T. Stearns, were on brief, New York City, for defendants, appellants.

Edwin L. Wallace, with whom Arthur P. Skarmeas and Latti Associates, were on brief, Boston, Mass., for plaintiff, appellee.

Before SELYA, Circuit Judge, COFFIN, Senior Circuit Judge, and CYR, Circuit Judge.


SELYA, Circuit Judge.

In this case, the barn door was not locked until well after the horse had departed. Seeing no reason to relieve the appellants from the easily predictable consequences of their own nonchalance, we reject their appeal.

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Plaintiff-appellee Frank Toscano sued Chandris, S.A. and Fourth Transoceanic Shipping Co. in federal district court pursuant to section 5(b) of the Longshore and Harbor...

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