Legal Opinion
Employers Insurance of Wausau v. Trotter Towing Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 4, 1988No. 86-4790PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Chief Judge:
This case involves a dispute over whether a marine hull insurance policy issued by Employers Insurance of Wausau to Trotter Towing Corp. covers a fire that occurred on the vessel M/V SHENANDOAH. The district court erred in refusing to hold that, as a matter of law, the policy did not cover the fire. We affirm the district court’s summary judgment denying punitive damages for alleged bad faith.
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The policy in issue is the third consecutive annual policy contract between the parties. Trotter Towing Corp. (Trotter Towing) first purchased insurance policy number EWH-3095 from…
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