James E. Mercante
Admiralty Law columnist James E. Mercante writes: A Frankenstorm can cause catastrophic damage on land and sea. For a vessel owner, the Act of God defense may provide protection from liability for damage to third parties. The homeowner gets no treat to either ownership or possession of a yacht washed ashore by a hurricane. But, whether the vessel owner will be held responsible for damages, well, only God (and federal judges) know!
October 30, 2018 at 02:50 PM
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Hurricanes leave destruction in their wake and boats washed up on your lawn. After Hurricane Florence recently deposited a large sailing yacht on the front lawn of a North Carolina home, President Donald Trump responded quizzically, stating (not tweeting): “I think it’s incredible. To see what we’re seeing—this boat, I don’t know what happened, but this boat just came here. They don’t know whose boat that is. Nice boat. Maybe it becomes theirs. What’s the law?”
Good question!
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