Link v. General Ins. Co. of America

BOWEN, District Judge.

The respondent’s .exception to the sufficiency of the amended libel raises for decision the sole question whether the damage to their vessel sustained by libelants as the result of a collision between their vessel “Eastern Prince” and the “U. S. S. Roustabout,” a Navy tanker, was a “consequence of war like operations” of either vessel and particularly of the Navy tanker. The insurance policy on which libelants sue insures against such a war risk.

Here upon such exception we accept as true the facts alleged in the amended libel that the Navy tanker, officered, manned and…