Legal Opinion
Commercial Union Insurance Co. v. Richard Sponholz Ingrid Sponholz
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 31, 1989No. 88-1586PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
Richard and Ingrid Sponholz appeal a declaratory judgment which determined that the marine insurance policy issued by Commercial Union Insurance Company did not cover loss of their trawler due to a defective title. We review grants of declaratory judgment de novo, United States v. State of Washington, 759 F.2d 1353, 1356-57 (9th Cir.1985) (per curiam en banc), and affirm.
The Sponholzes purchased a 43-foot trawler which they insured under a Commercial Union marine insurance policy. During the term of the policy, the trawler was confiscated by the police as a stolen…
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