Legal Opinion
Windward Traders, Ltd. v. Fred S. James & Co. of New York
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided September 22, 1988No. Nos. 87-5522, 87-6063 and 88-5439PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Per curiam
I. FACTS
Windward Traders, Ltd. (“Windward”) contacted Fred S. James & Company of New York, Inc. (“James”) in March 1980 to renew the $200,000 marine insurance coverage on Windward’s vessel, the WINDWARD TRADER (“the vessel”). James was an insurance broker that had expertise in marine insurance. James had procured the preceding year’s insurance on the vessel for the vessel’s previous owner.1 When it contacted James regarding renewal coverage, Windward informed James that the vessel was operating outside the Caribbean waters.2
James procured the requested coverage by placing 30.5% of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Pickett v. WoodsDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1981
- Thebes Shipping, Inc. v. Assicurazioni Ausonia SPADistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1984
- East Coast Ins. Co. v. CooperDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1982
3Cited by6 opinions
- All Underwriters v. Mark WeisbergCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2000
- All Underwriters v. WeisbergCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2000
- Windward Traders, Ltd., a Cayman Islands Company, Cross-Appellee v. Fred S. James & Company of New York, Inc., and P.W. Kininmonth, Ltd., American Centennial Insurance Company, Cross-Appellant. Windward Traders, Ltd., a Cayman Islands Company v. Fred S. James & Company of New York, Inc., and P.W. Kininmonth, Ltd., American Centennial Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1988
- Branch Banking & Trust Co. v. M/Y BeowulfDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 2012
- GEICO Marine Ins. Co. v. ShacklefordDistrict Court, M.D. Florida · 2018
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