Brittingham v. Tugboat Underwriting Syndicate

The Arundel Corporation sued the estate of John William Brittingham (Brittingham), alleging in count one that it was owed rentals on a steel deck scow it hád demised to him, in count two that Brittingham failed to repair and maintain the scow as the lease required, and in count three that Brittingham had converted the scow to his own use. Brittingham filed a counterclaim against Arundel alleging that the scow was unaeaworthy, and a third party claim against The Tugboat Underwriting Syndicate (Syndicate), a reciprocal insurer, under Code (1968 Repl. Vol.), Art. 48A, Sub-title 18. The third…