Legal Opinion
S.E.A. Towing Company, Inc. v. Great Atlantic Insurance Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided October 12, 1982No. 82-3154PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. BROWN, Circuit Judge:
On March 4, 1979, the M/V MARK DAVID, owned by the plaintiff, S.E.A. Towing Company, Inc. (S.E.A.), sank like a piece of the rock at her moorings in Morgan City, Louisiana. At the time of the sinking, the vessel was under a demise charter to R. J. Menard. The terms of the charter obliged Menard to insure the MARK DAVID for hull loss. Both Menard and S.E.A. were named assureds under a hull insurance policy issued by Great Atlantic Insurance Company (Great Atlantic).
On May 3,1979, the charterer’s representative forwarded to the underwriter, Great Atlantic, a proof…
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