Legal Opinion
Alexander, Ramsay & Kerr, Inc. v. National Union Fire Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided June 19, 1939No. 352PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PATTERSON, Circuit Judge.
The defendants in July, 1934, wrote policies insuring the plaintiff’s dredge against fire. A fire broke out on the dredge in January, 1935, and it became a total loss. Prior to 1928 the dredge had been used to dig a drainage canal near the Everglades in the interior of Florida. Work having been suspended for lack of funds, the dredge was laid up in 1928 near Miles City, Florida, in a short spur off the canal, and there it remained idle until lost by fire. It had been expected that the dredge would be used to dig a connecting canal, but the plan was never realized. As…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Btesh v. Royal Ins. Co., Limited, of LiverpoolCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- King v. Aetna Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Cogswell v. ChubbAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
- Cogswell v. ChubbAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896
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