Legal Opinion
Black Star Line, Inc. v. Baltica Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 6, 1927PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFinch, J.
While this record and the briefs are voluminous, the question presented for decision can be stated in a small compass. Did the assured give to the defendants prompt notice of the disaster, as required by the policies of insurance?
The facts, in so far as they show the reasons for the decision, can be briefly stated as follows:
The plaintiffs sue as owner and mortgagee, respectively, of the steamboat Shadyside, upon which the defendants issued certain policies of insurance. The Shadyside was a wooden vessel built in 1873. The vessel was purchased by the plaintiff Swift in 1918, overhauled and…
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