Legal Opinion
Issa v. Reliance Insurance Co. of New York
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided April 18, 1988No. 86 Civ. 3059 (JES)PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
SPRIZZO, District Judge:
In this action, plaintiffs Khalil H. Issa, Rado Fawzi, and Gamal Hanzi, doing business as Bushrod Island Trading Company (a/k/a/ Bitco) (“Bushrod”), seek to recover for lost cargo from their insurer, defendant Reliance Insurance Company of New York. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship, as well as on the admiralty and maritime jurisdiction of the Court.
The material facts are not in dispute. Defendant issued a “special cargo policy” covering a container of wearing apparel shipped by plaintiff aboard the M/V TANA from Brooklyn,…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Gilbert Frank Corp. v. Federal InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Gilbert Frank Corp. v. Federal InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Arkin-Medo Corp. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1982
- Issa v. Reliance Ins. Co. of New YorkDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1987
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