MILITELLO v. ANN & GRACE, INC.


411 Mass. 22 (1991)

576 N.E.2d 675

SALVATORE MILITELLO vs. ANN & GRACE, INC.

Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

August 19, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Clinton for the defendant.

Joseph M. Orlando for the plaintiff.

Present: LIACOS, C.J., WILKINS, ABRAMS, O'CONNOR, & GREANEY, JJ.


GREANEY, J.

On June 16, 1984, the Gloucester-based fishing dragger, F/V SANDRA JANE, was about 110 miles at sea at the Georges Bank fishing grounds when a fire broke out on board. The plaintiff, Salvatore Militello, the fishing captain and a crewman of the vessel, reached a small dory as he abandoned ship. There were no oars in the dory, allegedly because the shore captain of the F/V SANDRA JANE had forgotten to secure the oars following the vessel's last trip. As...

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