Legal Opinion
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Abhe & Svoboda, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 20, 2015No. 14-2234PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
Following the sinking of a leased barge during a storm, industrial painting contractor, Abhe & Svoboda, Inc. (“Abhe”), filed a claim for insurance coverage. Abhe invoked a Protection and Indemnity insurance policy issued by maritime underwriters, St. Paul Fire and Marine Insurance Company (“St. Paul Fire”), as part of a package marine insurance policy. St. Paul Fire denied Abhe’s claims and then filed suit in the district court seeking a declaration that the policy was void under the doctrine of uberrimae fidei That doctrine requires that parties to an insurance…
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