SAMUELS v. HOOD YACHT SYSTEMS CORP.

No. 95-1391.

70 F.3d 150 (1995)

Ernest L. SAMUELS and Ruling Angel, Inc., Plaintiffs, Appellants, v. HOOD YACHT SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided November 21, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert J. Murphy with whom Thomas E. Clinton and Clinton & Muzyka, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellants.

Thomas M. Elcock with whom Richard W. Jensen and Morrison, Mahoney & Miller, Boston, MA, were on brief, for appellee.

Before LYNCH, Circuit Judge, ALDRICH and CAMPBELL, Senior Circuit Judges.


BAILEY ALDRICH, Senior Circuit Judge.

This diversity action was brought in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts by Ernest L. Samuels of Ontario, Canada, and Ruling Angel, Inc. of Delaware, owners of the sailing yacht RULING ANGEL, claiming negligence by Hood Yacht Systems Corp. (Hood) of Rhode Island, the manufacturer of her mast. The mast broke while the yacht was under sail.1 The incident occurred off the...

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