Legal Opinion

Opera Boats, Inc. v. La Reunion Francaise

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided February 2, 1990No. 88-3797PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

The owner and mortgagee of two vessels that disappeared from their moorings without a trace seek to recover their value under a marine insurance policy. The district court having correctly found that the loss was not covered by any clause of the policy and that no breach of warranty endorsement had issued, we affirm its judgment in favor of the insurer.

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Opera Boats, Inc., the owner of the M/V Charlie K and the M/V Carmen, moored these vessels, which were out of service, at a dock in Lafitte, Louisiana. In February 1986, the owner of the dock discovered that the…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Lillian Reisman v. New Hampshire Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
  2. S. Felicione & Sons Fish Company, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Company of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
  3. P.T. Tugs, Inc. v. United States Fire Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
  4. Insurance Company of North America v. Lanasa Shrimp Company, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
  5. Aqua Craft I, Inc. v. Boston Old Colony InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1987

3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Parks Real Estate Purchasing Group v. St. Paul Fire And Marine Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  2. French v. Allstate Indemnity Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2011
  3. Parks Real Estate Purchasing Group v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  4. Century Aluminum Co. v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's, LondonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2024
  5. Jones v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.District Court, E.D. Louisiana · 2009

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