Legal Opinion
Sipowicz v. Wimble
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 28, 1974No. 71 Civ. 4251 JMCPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CANNELLA, District Judge.
OPINION
The instant admiralty and maritime claim was commenced in September 1971 by the plaintiff, Alexander J. Sipowicz, against the defendant insurers to recover $20,000 arising out of the sinking of the yacht GREEN LION on May 14, 1970. Plaintiff asserts that the loss resulted from a peril insured against by the terms of the time hull policies issued by the defendants and that, therefore, he is entitled to recover damages. Defendants take the position that the sinking was of a nature not embraced by the provisions of the policies and, therefore, that they are not…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Waterman S. S. Corp. v. United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- Saskatchewan Government Insurance Office v. Spot Pack, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Tropical Marine Products, Inc. v. Birmingham Fire Insurance Company of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Hazard's Administrator v. New England Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1834
- Lillian Reisman v. New Hampshire Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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3Cited by7 opinions
- John S. Pace v. Insurance Company of North AmericaCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
- International Ship Repair & Marine Services, Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 1996
- The Darien Bank v. The Travelers Indemnity Company, Jack Gore v. The Travelers Indemnity CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
- Continental Insurance v. Lone Eagle Shipping Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1997
- Royal Indemnity Co. v. Deep Sea InternationalDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2007
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