Legal Opinion
Craddock International Inc. v. W.K.P. Wilson & Son, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1997No. 95-60552PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENAVIDES, Circuit Judge:
The MTV Scotia Seahorse, a 176-foot offshore supply vessel, sank off the Venezuelan coast en route to Pisco, Peru. A fish meal processing plant worth approximately $1.7 million sank with the vessel. Through a remarkable chain of events, the loss of the plant was entirely uninsured. The vessel owner and the cargo owner brought suit against W.K.P. Wilson & Son, Inc. (“Wilson”), an Aabama marine insurance broker, alleging that the loss was uninsured because of Wilson’s negligence. This appeal requires us to decide the basis and the extent of Wilson’s liability to the…
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