Legal Opinion
Edinburgh Assurance Co. v. R. L. Burns Corp.
District Court, C.D. California
Decided August 30, 1979No. CV 76-1737-DWWPublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
DAVID W. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
American Pacific International, Inc. (“API”) and R. L. Bums Corporation (“Burns”) obtained insurance from certain syndicates at Lloyd’s of London and certain insurance corporations, members of the Institute of London Underwriters. The insurance covered risks attendant to the proposed salvage of the off-shore mobile drilling platform 1 Gatto Selvático (“Gatto”) disabled in the Mozambique Channel off the coast of Madagascar. Admiralty and maririme jurisdiction is found under 28 U.S.C. § 1333. Plaintiff insurers brought this declaratory action seeking…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- The Bremen v. Zapata Off-Shore Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Romero v. International Terminal Operating Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Lauritzen v. LarsenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
- Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
- Neal v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeCalifornia Supreme Court · 1978
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3Cited by26 opinions
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- Edinburgh Assurance Company, and Cross-Appellees v. R. L. Burns Corp. And American Pacific International, Inc., and Cross-AppellantsCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Lien Ho Hsing Steel Enterprise Co. v. WeihtagCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1984
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