Legal Opinion
Luria Bros. v. Alliance Assurance Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 10, 1986No. Nos. 1133, 1187, Dockets 85-7002, 85-7004 and 85-7028PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEORGE C. PRATT, Circuit Judge.
This case arises out of the sinking of a cargo ship on the high seas with the loss of all crew members and passengers. The issues, of course, are over money: to what extent shall plaintiffs Luria Brothers & Company, Inc., et al., hereinafter collectively referred to as “Luria”, who were charterers of the ill-fated vessel, recover from defendants Alliance Assurance Co., Ltd. et al., hereinafter collectively referred to as “underwriters”, for financial burdens resulting from the loss and the events leading up to it. Luria, having settled with the cargo owners and…
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