Legal Opinion

Ferrante v. Detroit Fire and Marine Insurance Co.

District Court, S.D. California

Decided October 20, 1954No. 14143-CPublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

JAMES M. CARTER, District Judge.

This case presents a question of marine insurance and concerns the “Inchmaree” clause 1 usually appearing in American and English Marine insurance policies.

On June 1, 1951, Salvatore Ferrante was the owner and Master of a purse-seiner, the “Rosanna”. The “Rosanna” was covered by a policy of marine insurance issued by the defendant for the period from August 22, 1950, to August 22, 1951, insuring the hull and machinery of the “Rosanna” against loss and damage from certain specified perils and causes in the amount of $52,500. Prior to the filing of the action,…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Aschenbrenner v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1934
  2. Lorando v. GethroMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1917
  3. Waterman S. S. Corp. v. United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
  4. Mellon v. Federal Ins. Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1926
  5. Calmar Steamship Corp. v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1953

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Norfolk & Western Company v. United States of America, and Dunbar & Sullivan Dredging CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1980
  2. Saskatchewan Government Insurance Office v. Spot Pack, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  3. Tropical Marine Products, Inc. v. Birmingham Fire Insurance Company of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
  4. Elcar Mobile Homes, Inc. v. DK Baxter, Inc.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1961
  5. The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. v. Harry Oliver Linard, an Underwriter at Lloyd's, and Vainqueur Corporation, and Cross-ClaimantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974

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