Legal Opinion
Henlopen Hotel Corp. v. Aetna Insurance
District Court, D. Delaware
Decided July 23, 1963No. Civ. A. No. 2503PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAYTON, District Judge.
In March, 1962, plaintiff’s ocean front hotel property in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, was partially destroyed by a severe storm along the Atlantic coast. Defendant insured the property against loss caused by wind, but not against loss caused by water. Plaintiff filed the present action based on the insurance contract, alleging wind damage. The defense is that ocean water, and not wind, destroyed the property. Plaintiff’s attorney, in order to aid him in the preparation of the case, retained an expert structural engineer and an expert civil engineer. Defendant served…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Lewis v. United Air Lines Transport CorporationDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1940
- E. I. Du Pont De Nemours & Co. v. Phillips Petroleum Co.District Court, D. Delaware · 1959
- United Air Lines, Inc. v. United StatesDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1960
- Walsh v. Reynolds Metals Co.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1954
- Bergstrom Paper Co. v. Continental Ins. Co. of City of New YorkDistrict Court, E.D. Wisconsin · 1947
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3Cited by10 opinions
- United States v. Horace MeyerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1968
- Rhee v. Witco Chemical Corp.District Court, N.D. Illinois · 1989
- Benjamin v. GlozDistrict Court, D. Colorado · 1990
- Security Industries, Inc. v. FickusAlaska Supreme Court · 1968
- American Steel Products Corp. v. Penn Central Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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