Legal Opinion
Vinnie's Wholesale Fish Market, Inc. v. Canadian Marine Underwriters Ltd.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided December 12, 1977No. Civ. A. 75-2650-CPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CAFFREY, Chief Judge.
This is a civil action in admiralty for breach of a contract of marine insurance. Jurisdiction is based on 28 U.S.C.A. § 1333. Plaintiff is a corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York. Defendant is a Canadian corporation.
Plaintiff alleges that it was the owner of a fishing vessel which foundered and sank off the coast of Honduras during a hurricane in September of 1974. Plaintiff further alleges that at the time of the sinking, the vessel was covered by a policy of hull and protection and indemnity (P & I) insurance issued by the defendant.…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Henry Farber and Sam Levy, Third-Party v. Great American Insurance Company, Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1969
- Tarleton v. De VeuveCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1940
- Michelson v. Franklin Fire Insurance Co. of PhiladelphiaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1925
- Pacific Mut. Life Ins. Co. of California v. BartonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1931
- Frieze v. West American Ins. CoCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by4 opinions
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- Continental Casualty Company, Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. American Color, Inc., Counter-Plaintiff-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1987