Legal Opinion
Allen N. Spooner & Son, Inc., Libelant-Appellant v. The Connecticut Fire Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided March 11, 1963No. 239, Docket 27881PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYS, Circuit Judge.
This is an action on a policy of marine hull insurance. The district court held that the loss on which appellant sued was not within the coverage of the policy and dismissed the libel. We reverse and direct that judgment be entered for the libelant.
Appellant takes no exception to the district court’s findings of fact and we accept those findings as supported by the evidence. We disagree with the district court’s application of the law to the facts as found.
Libelant’s claim arises out of the loss of its crane barge, called Pulling Machine No. 12, while the barge was…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Liverpool & Great Western Steam Co. v. Phenix InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
- Aschenbrenner v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
- The RosaliaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1920
- Saskatchewan Government Insurance Office v. Spot Pack, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Standard Oil Co. of NJ v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1950
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3Cited by25 opinions
- J. Gerber & Co. v. S.S. Sabine HowaldtCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1971
- Kilpatrick Marine Piling, a Partnership, and Savannah Bank and Trust Company v. Fireman's Fund Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
- Atl. Specialty Ins. Co. v. Coastal Envtl. Grp., Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2019
- Healy Tibbitts Construction Co. v. Foremost InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1979
- Redna Marine Corp. v. PolandDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1969
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