Subscribe to RSS FeedThis is a great time of year. The sun tips forward and starts pouring on some serious rays, and the water starts sparkling and zipping in a way you only get in this hemisphere during the summer months. Alright, enough of my meanderings 'cause for the next few days, I'm trapped up here in an office pushing the maritime law around.
There's an interesting case against a yacht broker that anyone who's fixing to sell or buy a boat should read. Plus, for you Rhode Islanders, there's a bit of a connection because some of the parties are from the Ocean State. Long story short, fellow buys boat in Florida, boat allegedly fails to perform as advertised in allegedly serious ways and a lawsuit follows. Anyway, on April 28, the jury rules in favor of the plaintiff. If you Google "yacht lawsuit florida," you should be able to find some news articles about the matter.
I'll be curious as to what you all think about the result?
Underway and making way, 19 floors up.
--- JKF
Editor's Note: here's an URL to an article about this case in the Miami Herald for John's readers' convenience...
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/05/04/1611492/angry-buyer-wins-suit-against.html
Comments
Also now that they were found guilty can criminal charges be filed.
Anyone buying a $2,000,000 yacht should be having his own survey done before writing the check.
And why was the Florida surveyor not held more responsible ??? Did he make a proper assesment of the boat and did the buyer (so in love with the boat) not read the survey ??
Or ignore the facts ???
Some questions not answered here. Lets see the survey........