Legal Opinion
Watson v. Providence Washington Ins. Co.
District Court, E.D. North Carolina
Decided August 9, 1952No. Civ. 317PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GILLIAM, District Judge.
The suit is for recovery for loss of plaintiff’s vessel, the Bertie Kay. Upon close of plaintiff’s evidence, defendant moved for dismissal under Rule 41(b), 28 U.S.C.A. and decision was reserved. At the close of all the evidence the motion was renewed.
The Bertie Kay was a Government LCM, constructed of steel in 1945, designed for use by the Navy in landing troops and equipment on beaches; she was 50 feet in length and 13 feet in width. The vessel was purchased by plaintiff in the spring of 1949, and was immediately pulled out on a railway, where the bottom was checked…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Waterman S. S. Corp. v. United States Smelting, Refining & Mining Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1946
- Hazard's Administrator v. New England Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1834
- Ætna Ins. v. Sacramento-Stockton S. S. Co.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1921
- Moores v. Louisville UnderwritersUnited States Circuit Court · 1882
- Klein v. Globe & Rutgers Fire Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1924
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Tropical Marine Products, Inc. v. Birmingham Fire Insurance Company of PennsylvaniaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- Nida v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1984
- Glens Falls Insurance v. LongSupreme Court of Virginia · 1953
- Pacific Dredging Co. v. HurleyWashington Supreme Court · 1964
- Brinegar v. San Ore Construction CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Arkansas · 1969
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