Legal Opinion
Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 29, 1953No. 13956_1PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BORAH, Circuit Judge.
This action is based on a policy of marine insurance and was originally instituted in the state court from whence it was removed to the civil side of the docket in the Federal District Court at Sherman, Texas, on the grounds of diversity of citizenship.
On February 25, 1949, the appellants’ motor vessel Wanderer, then insured under a full marine risk policy containing a fire clause, was destroyed by a fire of unknown origin while she lay afloat moored in Lake Texoma. The appellants filed a sworn statement in proof of loss, but the appellee insurance company refused to…
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- Garrett v. Moore-McCormack Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Garrett v. Moore-Mccormack Co., Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Hooper v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Knickerbocker Ice Co. v. StewartSupreme Court of the United States · 1920
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
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- Gulfstream Cargo, Ltd. v. Reliance Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1969
- Morrison Grain Company, Inc., a Corporation v. Utica Mutual Insurance Company, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Fireman's Fund Insurance Company v. Wilburn Boat CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
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