Legal Opinion

United States v. American Ins. Co. of Newark

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided April 5, 1937No. 297PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MANTON, Circuit Judge.

The United States Shipping Board had two self-insurance funds, one covering, hull risks and the other covering protection and indemnity risks; on July 1, 1929, it discontinued the latter and entered into a contract with the appellants to cover those risks under the provisions which had governed its own insurance fund so that the coverage by the appellants was the same.

! Its ship Schodack was covered by this contract. On June 2, 1931, while proceeding to dry dock with the assistance of three steam tugs, and while between piers 2 and 3 on the Hoboken side of the river, the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. In Re O'DonnellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1928
  2. Western Transit Co. v. BrownCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1908

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Seaboard Shipping Corp. v. Jocharanne Tugboat Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
  2. Debardeleben Coal Corp. v. Protection Indem. Un.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1948
  3. Seaboard Shipping Corporation v. Jocharanne Tugboat Corporation, and Oceanus Mutual Underwriting Association, Ltd. v. G. I. Sibring and All Other Underwriters at Lloyd's Subscribing Policy of Insurance 64/60630 and Edinburgh Assurance Co. Limited and All Other Institutes of London Underwriters Companies Subscribing Policy of Insurance No. 60630, and Cross-Claimants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972

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