Legal Opinion
Royal Insurance Company of America v. Pier 39 Limited Partnership, Etc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 24, 1984No. 83-6298PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOODWIN, Circuit Judge.
Royal appeals from the dismissal, for lack of admiralty jurisdiction, of this action for a declaratory judgment on two of its insurance policies. We affirm. The policies insured a floating breakwater and a floating dock, owned by Pier 39, that lay close to shore in San Francisco Bay. The dock, which was secured to the sea bottom and the shore, was used to moor vessels. The breakwater, which was secured to the sea bottom alone, sheltered the dock.
The breakwater broke free of its moorings in a storm and both it and the dock were damaged. Pier 39 claimed under the policy.…
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