Legal Opinion
Republic of China v. National Union Fire Insurance Co. of Pittsburgh
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided July 10, 1958No. 3507PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMSEN, Chief Judge.
Libellants, insured owners and mortgagee of the Hai Hsuan, having abandoned to respondent insurer all their right, title, and interest in the vessel as a constructive total loss, now seek to participate in the salvage in that proportion (20%) which their Increased Value (P. P. I.) insurance bears to the total insurance, because the P. P. I. policy provides: “This insurance is without benefit of salvage.”
The Hai Hsuan was lost to libellants by barratry in January, 1950, when her crew defected to the Chinese Communist Government and took her into Singapore. See D.C., 142…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Aetna Insurance v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Republic of China v. National Union Fire InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1957
- Republic of China v. National Union Fire Insurance Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1956
- The LivingstoneCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904
- Alsop v. Commercial Ins. Co.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1833
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