Legal Opinion

American Samoa Power Authority v. National Pacific Insurance

High Court of American Samoa

Decided March 31, 1997No. CA No. 39-92Published

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion and Order:

Plaintiff, American Samoa Power Authority ("ASPA"), brought this action to recover monies for a damaged turbine, purportedly insured by defendant, National Pacific Insurance ("NPI").

FACTS

ASPA is the local power authority in American Samoa which supplies the territory with electrical power. Its generation equipment includes turbines which are serviced and repaired under contract by an outside servicer, U.S. Turbine. When a turbine has to be shipped off-island for repairs, ASPA rents a temporary replacement turbine from U.S. Turbine.

In 1988 a problem developed with one of…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Polaroid Corp. v. the Travelers Indemnity Co.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1993
  2. Dombrowski v. City of OmerMichigan Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Maryland Casualty Company v. KramelLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1955
  4. Robertson v. FowlerWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1996
  5. Vickers v. Roadway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1993

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