Legal Opinion
Wathen v. Public Fire Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided December 5, 1932No. 37PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, owners of the barge Lottie, seek to recover from the defendant, an insurance company, for loss of the Lottie, which foundered on September 19, 1928, when at anchor in the Delaware breakwater. The trial court directed a verdict for the plaintiffs, and the defendant has appealed.
The tug T. J. Hooker started from Hampton Roads, on September 16,1928, having in tow plaintiffs’ barges Nahant, Olwine, and Lottie, loaded with coal for New England ports. When the tow was off Atlantic City, the wind shifted to-the northeast and raised such a heavy sea…
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- King v. Aetna Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1931
- Carrollton Furniture Mfg. Co. v. American Credit Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1902
- Devato v. Eight Hundred & Twenty-Three Barrels of PlumbagoDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1884
- Kerr v. Union Marine Ins.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1904
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