1. Why did it matter to the parties in this lawsuit whether the cranes were fixtures or not?

2. Did the fact that the appellate court reversed the judgment of the trial court mean that the cranes were fixtures? Explain.

On September 26, 1985, the Port of Seattle (Port) entered into a thirty-year lease with APL Limited, American President Lines, LTD, and Eagle Marine Services, LTD (collectively, APL) for premises at Terminal 5 for loading and unloading shipping container ships. Terminal 5 was substantially rebuilt and cranes were constructed and installed. The cranes at issue here are built to run on steel crane rails 100 feet apart, embedded in a concrete apron, and supported by specially designed steel-reinforced concrete and piers engineered specifically to support the cranes. The cranes themselves are steel structures that are 198 feet tall, 85 feet wide, more than 370 feet long and each weighs over 800 tons. They are hard wired to a dedicated high voltage electrical system that includes a power substation built specifically for Terminal 5 to power the cranes.