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Northern Insurance v. 1996 Searay Model 370DA Yacht
District Court, D. South Carolina
Decided May 12, 2006No. CIV.A.4:04-1842-25PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FINDINGS OF FACT, CONCLUSIONS OF LAW, AND ORDER
WOOTEN, District Judge.
This is a petitory 1 and possessory 2 suit to try title to a pleasure vessel. Plaintiff Northern Insurance Company of New York (“Northern”) brings this admiralty action, pursuant to Rule 9(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Northern is the marine insurer of a 1996 Sea Ray Model 370 Yacht (“Sea Ray Yacht” or “vessel”), which was owned and registered to Eric T. Small (“Small”). The Sea Ray Yacht was stolen by Daniel Dey (“Dey”) in Florida, who changed the vessel’s Hull Identification Number or Serial Number assigned…
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