Legal Opinion
Ed and Fred, Inc. v. Puritan Marine Insurance Underwriters Corp., Mid Atlantic Insurance Company, Ltd.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 17, 1975No. 73-3884PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GEE, Circuit Judge:
Ed and Fred brought suit to collect on a policy of marine insurance covering the barge PUTNAM, sunk in the Atlantic in 1972. The defendants were Puritan Marine Insurance Underwriters and Mid-Atlantic Insurance Company, Ltd. Puritan took a default judgment; Mid-Atlantic was found liable on the policy on the basis of actual or, in the alternative, apparent authority given the agent Puritan. Mid-Atlantic appeals, contending that Puritan lacked any authority to commit Mid-Atlantic for the full value of the hull.
Although the trial court found diversity, we do not. Plaintiff Ed…
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