Legal Opinion
Fireman's Fund Insurance v. Tropical Shipping & Construction Co.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 19, 2001No. 99-14643, 00-10131, 00-11678 and 00-12336PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MESKILL, Circuit Judge:
This action spawned four appeals from various final judgments entered by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida, Ryskamp, brought by two insurance companies, an ocean carrier and its stevedore, and a television production company, arising out of the destruction of a mobile stage while it was being loaded for transport from the Port of Palm Beach to the island of St. Maarten for use in an HBO television special titled “Sinbad’s 70’s Soul Party.”
BACKGROUND
A. Facts
In May 1995, Tall Pony Productions (Tall Pony) leased a mobile stage from In…
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