Legal Opinion
Albany Insurance v. Wisniewski
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided February 14, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-0155 SPublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SELYA, District Judge.
This is an action brought pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201-2202 and Rules 9(h) and 57, Fed.R.Civ.P., by Albany Insurance Company (“Albany”) and United States Fire Insurance Company (“USF”), to rescind, or otherwise to declare null and void, a binder of marine insurance issued jointly on their behalf to the named defendant, Leonard Wisniewski (“Wisniewski”). While the parties are of diverse citizenship and the requisite amount is in controversy, the plaintiffs’ complaint invokes the court’s admiralty jurisdiction. 28 U.S.C. § 1333.
Following a bench trial which began…
2Cases cited29 opinions
- Kossick v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Stipcich v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Insurance Co. v. DunhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1871
- Paula H. Roy v. Star Chopper Company, Inc., and Third-Party v. Ashok Hingorany and Advanced Materials Systems, Inc., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1978
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Port Lynch, Inc. v. New England International Assurety of America, Inc.District Court, W.D. Washington · 1991
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