Legal Opinion
American Employers Insurance v. Goble Aircraft Specialties, Inc.
New York Supreme Court
Decided June 9, 1954PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFrank, J.
This is an action for a declaratory judgment. On September 1,1951, a fishing boat named “ Pelican ” sailed from a slip, forming a part of a development known as Fishangri-La, located in an inlet called Ford Pond Bay, at Montauk, Long Island. While more than a half-mile north of the lighthouse at Montauk Point and some miles from Fort Pond Bay, the vessel encountered high winds, heavy seas and a rip tide. It capsized and foundered with a resultant loss of forty-six lives. Edward Carroll, owner and captain of the 1 ‘ Pelican ’ ’, was among those who died.
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2Cases cited28 opinions
- Goldberg v. Lumber Mutual Casualty InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
- Brassil v. . Maryland Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1914
- Irwin v. KleinNew York Court of Appeals · 1936
- Gerka v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1929
- Birnbaum v. Jamestown Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1948
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3Cited by50 opinions
- Pareti v. Sentry Indem. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1988
- Lysick v. WalcomCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1968
- Arthur A. Johnson Corp. v. Indemnity InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1958
- Feliberty v. DamonNew York Court of Appeals · 1988
- Berman v. RubinCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1976
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