Legal Opinion
The Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Conrad Bell, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 11, 1968No. 6862PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ALDRICH, Chief Judge.
Defendant Aetna Casualty & Surety Co., a Connecticut corporation, insured the yacht SCAMPI under a policy of marine insurance. In February 1960, as a result of a grounding in the British West Indies, the SCAMPI suffered damage, but remained sufficiently seaworthy to proceed. Plaintiff Bell, the owner, with defendant’s approval, selected a yard in Puerto Rico for repairs. A dispute thereafter arose between the parties, not as to what Bell was billed by the yard, but whether the charges were substantially beyond what was reasonable, and whether, if so, they were beyond…
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