Legal Opinion
Gregoire v. Underwriters at Lloyds, Combined Companies
District Court, D. Alaska
Decided January 20, 1982No. A 80-11 CivPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
FITZGERALD, District Judge.
On July 31, 1979, the F/V RENEGADE REX capsized and sank in moderate seas in Cook Inlet, Alaska. While early investigators of the sinking attributed it to the free surface effect, they also expressed some doubts as to its true cause. This uncertainty has remained a major source of contention between the parties.
At the time of the sinking, the RENEGADE REX was owned and operated by Richard Gregoire and covered by a time hull and machinery policy issued by defendant Underwriters in the amount of $300,-000. Mr. Gregoire filed an insurance claim within a few days…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Faythe S. Takahashi and Hideo H. Takahashi v. Loomis Armored Car Service, and Liberty Mutual Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1980
- Queen Insurance Co. of America v. Globe & Rutgers Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- Saskatchewan Government Insurance Office v. Spot Pack, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- D. J. McDuffie Inc. v. Old Reliable Fire Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Tropical Marine Products, Inc. v. Birmingham Fire Insurance Company of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
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- Continental Insurance v. Lone Eagle Shipping Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1997
- L & L Marine Service, Inc. v. The Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
- Employers Insurance of Wausau v. Occidental Petroleum Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992