Legal Opinion
Aetna Ins. v. United Fruit Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided November 8, 1937No. Nos. 50-52PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
L. HAND, Circuit Judge.
The three actions here on appeal were brought by separate underwriters to recover money received by the insured in ' payment of a judgment recovered by it in a suit against the United States; they are based upon the theory that the payment was in the nature of salvage, and was for the account of both underwriters and owner. The question is on what principle it should be divided. The facts are as follows. In 1918 the three plaintiffs, with a number of other underwriters, issued “valued hull” policies upon the defendant’s ship, “Almirante”; the agreed value was $632,610 —…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- The " Potomac"Supreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Queen Insurance Co. of America v. Globe & Rutgers Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1924
- The Eliza LinesSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- International Nav. Co. v. Atlantic Mut. Ins.District Court, S.D. New York · 1900
- The Eliza LinesSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Aetna Insurance v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- General Ins. Co. of America v. LinkCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1949
- Delta Supply Co. v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1962
- Risdal v. Universal InsuranceDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1964
- Aetna Insurance v. United Fruit Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938