Legal Opinion

Gelb v. Automobile Ins. Co. of Hartford

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 21, 1948No. 141, Docket 20847PublishedCited by 17 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

This is an action brought in the New York Supreme Court for the total loss of the plaintiff’s yacht and removed to the United States District Court. A jury ren deréd a verdict for the defendant. Judgment was entered thereon for the latter, from which the plaintiff appeals.

Plaintiff, who resided in New York, entered into an insurance contract with the defendant, a Connecticut corporation, and a combined Hull and P. & I. Policy for $8,-000 was issued to him in New York on his 47 foot light steam yacht, The Edward James. The policy contained a “perils of the sea”…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Eagle Star & British Dominions v. TadlockDistrict Court, S.D. California · 1938
  2. Shamrock Towing Co. v. American Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1925
  3. Walsh v. TadlockCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1939
  4. Levine v. Aetna Ins.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1943
  5. Connecticut Fire Ins. Co. v. Davison Chemical Corp.District Court, D. Maryland · 1944

3Cited by17 opinions

  1. Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  2. Gholson, Byars and Holmes Construction Company v. The United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1965
  3. The Travelers Indemnity Company v. Scor Reinsurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
  4. Merchants Fire Assurance Corporation v. Ann E. LattimoreCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1959
  5. Dillard v. Travelers Insurance CompanyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1972

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