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THORNTON v. TOWN OF HULL

Civ. A. No. 80-2494-C.

515 F.Supp. 715 (1981)

Jens THORNTON, Plaintiff, v. TOWN OF HULL, et al., Defendants, v. UNITED STATES of America, Third-Party Defendant.

United States District Court, D. Massachusetts.

June 9, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Kneeland, Kydd & Handy, Michael F. Kuppens, Boston, Mass., for plaintiff.

Marianne B. Bowler, Asst. U. S. Atty., Boston, Mass., R. Clayton Seaman, Trial Atty., Torts Branch—Civil Division, Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for third-party defendant.

James Lampke, Boston, Mass., for Town of Hull.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

CAFFREY, Chief Judge.

This civil action arises out of the sinking of the plaintiff's fishing vessel in January of 1977. The vessel was lost while tied up to the Pemberton pier which was owned by the Town of Hull. On December 27, 1979, plaintiff Jens Thornton filed a complaint in the Plymouth County Superior Court alleging negligence by the Town of Hull and Edward McDevitt, Assistant Harbor Master of the Town of Hull. On September 8,...

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