Legal Opinion
Jeffcott v. ætna Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided July 15, 1942No. 265PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of damage sustained by the yacht “Dauntless” during 1 the hurri cane of September, 1938. Libelant, Robert C. Jeffcott, owner of the yacht, has recovered on two marine insurance policies covering the yacht. On appeal, respondent, Aetna Insurance Company, raises several questions, the most important of which are whether there is admiralty jurisdiction, whether the owner can recover for a “constructive total loss,” and whether the damage and subsequent cost of repair were properly ascertained.
The “Dauntless” was an auxiliary three-masted schooner of some…
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