Legal Opinion
City and County of San Francisco, Counter-Claimant-Appellant v. Underwriters at Lloyds, London, Counter-Defendant-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 20, 1998No. 96-16815PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SCHROEDER, Circuit Judge:
To help celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Golden Gate Bridge in 1987, the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) improvidently borrowed U.S. Navy barges for a fireworks display. CCSF assigned Joseph Peters, a crewman of one of CCSF’s own fleet of ships, to lash together two of the barges, but failed to provide him with proper equipment or supervision. He was seriously injured and won a substantial judgment in state court against CCSF.
We must now decide whether the standard Protection and Indemnity (P & I) provisions of CCSF’s maritime insurance policy cover its…
2Cases cited5 opinions
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