Legal Opinion
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. Wilburn Boat Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 17, 1958No. 16945PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge.
When this case was first here, Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman’s Fund Ins. Co., 5 Cir., 201 F.2d 833, 1953 A.M.C. 284, we held that federal maritime rules were applicable to the Hull policy on the Motor Yacht Wanderer. Her destruction by fire on February 25, 1949, is the subject of this protracted litigation. The Supreme Court reversed, 348 U.S. 310, 75 S.Ct. 368, 99 L.Ed. 337, 1955 A.M.C. 467, holding that the law of some state applied, and remanded the cause to the District Court for the determination of which state that would be, and whether under the laws of that…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Griffin v. McCoachSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Watson v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1955
- City of Fort Worth, Tex. v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1951
- Metropolitan Life Insurance v. WannTexas Supreme Court · 1937
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3Cited by11 opinions
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- Morrison Grain Company, Inc., a Corporation v. Utica Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Frances J. Bush, as Surviving Spouse and Personal Representative of the Estate of Walton R. Bush, Deceased v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1983
- Colonial Leasing Company of New England, Inc., D/B/A Colonial-Pacific Leasing Co. v. Logistics Control Group InternationalCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Peter T. Ribaudo, Trustee of Visser Plumbing and Heating Co., Inc., Bankrupt v. Citizens National Bank of OrlandoCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1958
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