Legal Opinion
American Home Assurance Co. v. Unitramp Ltd.
District Court, N.D. Texas
Decided November 22, 1996No. Civil Action H-95-522PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion on Liability
HUGHES, District Judge.
1. Introduction.
Unitramp seeks a determination that it was covered by an insurance policy for delivering watered fuel to its chartered ship. The damage occurred the day the fuel was loaded aboard because Unitramp had the ability to detect the injury but chose not to use readily available, quick tests. The identifiable injury was actually sustained at law at the time Unitramp' was not insured. Unitramp loses.
2. Background.
Unitramp chartered the M.V. Glenita, and when the ship was in Corpus Christi Bay it ordered the fuel from Enjet Refining, a fuel…
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- American Home Assurance Company, Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. Unitramp Limited and Unitramp, S.A., Defendants-Counter-Claimants-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1998