Legal Opinion
Great American Insurance Company v. Bureau Veritas
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 22, 1972No. 68 Civ. 4535PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
TYLER, District Judge.
This case arises out of the sinking of a Liberty Ship, TRADEWAYS II, while on a voyage from Antwerp, Belgium to the Great Lakes ports of this country. The vessel, which was owned by the World Tradeways Corp. (“World Trade-ways”) and chartered by Midland Overseas Trading Corp. (“Midland”), lost her watertight integrity on October 21, 1965 and sank on the following day with loss of the entire cargo and the lives of 11 members of her crew. Plaintiffs World Tradeways, and the insurance companies, with whom Midland and World Trade-ways had policies, have settled the…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Ryan Stevedoring Co. v. Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1956
- MacPherson v. . Buick Motor Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1916
- Halcyon Lines v. Haenn Ship Ceiling & Refitting Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Italia Societa Rer Azioni Di Navigazione v. Oregon Stevedoring Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Sergio Degioia v. United States Lines Company, and Third-Party v. American Stevedores, Inc., and Imparato Stevedoring Corp., Third-PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1962
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3Cited by26 opinions
- Sundance Cruises Corporation, Sci Cruises, Inc., Also Known as Sundance Cruises, Inc. v. The American Bureau of ShippingCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1993
- Otto Candies, L.L.C. v. Nippon Kaiji Kyokai CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2003
- Sea-Land Service, Inc. v. United StatesUnited States Court of Claims · 1974
- Great American Insurance Company v. Bureau VeritasCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Krohnert v. Yacht Systems Hawaii, Inc.Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals · 1983
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