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No. 767598
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
The Insurance Company of North America Commercial Union Insurance Company William H. McGee & Company, Incorporated Royal Insurance Royal Insurance Company of America Chubb & Son, Incorporated Salvage Association Underwriters at Lloyd's London Assurance Alliance Assurance Company, Limited Guardian Royal Exchange Royal Exchange Assurance Indemnity Mutual Marine Assurance Company Indemnity Marine Assurance Company, Limited Sun Insurance Company of New York Sun Insurance Office, Limited Marine Insurance Company, Limited Indemnity Marine London Associated Corporation Royal Associated Corporation Royal Marine Indemnity Mutual Royal Exchange & London Offices Union Bank of London Dennis Standefer the R/v Liberty Star, Her Master, Officers, Crew, and All Persons Aboard Board of Trustees of Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Geological Institute S. S. George Law Partnership Boston Salvage Consultants, Incorporated, Claimaints. Columbus-America Discovery Group, and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Jack F. Grimm Joanne Lampe Charlton, Personal Representative of the Estate of Harry G. John, Intervenors-Plaintiffs v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company Commercial Union Assurance Company, Limited Royal Insurance Company, Limited Sun Alliance Group Greof America Corporation Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York, Claimants-Appellees, and the Unidentified Wrecked and Abandoned Sailing Vessel, Its Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Appurtenances, Cargo, Etc., Located Within a Box Defined by the Following Coordinates: Northern Boundary--31 Degrees 37 Minutes North Latitude Southern Boundary--31 Degrees 33 Minutes North Latitude Western Boundary--77 Degrees 2 Minutes West Longitude, (Believed to Be the S.S. Central America), in Rem, the Insurance Company of North America Commercial Union Insurance Company William H. McGee & Company, Incorporated Royal Insurance Royal Insurance Company of America Chubb & Son, Incorporated Salvage Association Underwriters at Lloyd's London Assurance Alliance Assurance Company, Limited Guardian Royal Exchange Royal Exchange Assurance Indemnity Mutual Marine Assurance Company Indemnity Marine Assurance Company, Limited Sun Insurance Company of New York Sun Insurance Office, Limited Marine Insurance Company, Limited Indemnity Marine London Associated Corporation Royal Associated Corporation Royal Marine Indemnity Mutual Royal Exchange & London Offices Union Bank of London Dennis Standefer the R/v Liberty Star, Her Master, Officers, Crew, and All Persons Aboard Board of Trustees of Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Geological Institute S. S. George Law Partnership Boston Salvage Consultants, Incorporated, Claimaints
No. 767598 · Decided February 8, 2000
No. 767598·Fourth Circuit · 2000·
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Case Details
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United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided
February 8, 2000
Citation
No. 767598
Disposition
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The Insurance Company of North America Commercial Union Insurance Company William H. McGee & Company, Incorporated Royal Insurance Royal Insurance Company of America Chubb & Son, Incorporated Salvage Association Underwriters at Lloyd's London Assurance Alliance Assurance Company, Limited Guardian Royal Exchange Royal Exchange Assurance Indemnity Mutual Marine Assurance Company Indemnity Marine Assurance Company, Limited Sun Insurance Company of New York Sun Insurance Office, Limited Marine Insurance Company, Limited Indemnity Marine London Associated Corporation Royal Associated Corporation Royal Marine Indemnity Mutual Royal Exchange & London Offices Union Bank of London Dennis Standefer the R/v Liberty Star, Her Master, Officers, Crew, and All Persons Aboard Board of Trustees of Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Geological Institute S. S. George Law Partnership Boston Salvage Consultants, Incorporated, Claimaints. Columbus-America Discovery Group, and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Jack F. Grimm Joanne Lampe Charlton, Personal Representative of the Estate of Harry G. John, Intervenors-Plaintiffs v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company Commercial Union Assurance Company, Limited Royal Insurance Company, Limited Sun Alliance Group Greof America Corporation Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York, Claimants-Appellees, and the Unidentified Wrecked and Abandoned Sailing Vessel, Its Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Appurtenances, Cargo, Etc., Located Within a Box Defined by the Following Coordinates: Northern Boundary--31 Degrees 37 Minutes North Latitude Southern Boundary--31 Degrees 33 Minutes North Latitude Western Boundary--77 Degrees 2 Minutes West Longitude, (Believed to Be the S.S. Central America), in Rem, the Insurance Company of North America Commercial Union Insurance Company William H. McGee & Company, Incorporated Royal Insurance Royal Insurance Company of America Chubb & Son, Incorporated Salvage Association Underwriters at Lloyd's London Assurance Alliance Assurance Company, Limited Guardian Royal Exchange Royal Exchange Assurance Indemnity Mutual Marine Assurance Company Indemnity Marine Assurance Company, Limited Sun Insurance Company of New York Sun Insurance Office, Limited Marine Insurance Company, Limited Indemnity Marine London Associated Corporation Royal Associated Corporation Royal Marine Indemnity Mutual Royal Exchange & London Offices Union Bank of London Dennis Standefer the R/v Liberty Star, Her Master, Officers, Crew, and All Persons Aboard Board of Trustees of Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Geological Institute S. S. George Law Partnership Boston Salvage Consultants, Incorporated, Claimaints is a decision of the Fourth Circuit. Review the opinion text below for the holding.
FlawCheck shows no negative treatment for The Insurance Company of North America Commercial Union Insurance Company William H. McGee & Company, Incorporated Royal Insurance Royal Insurance Company of America Chubb & Son, Incorporated Salvage Association Underwriters at Lloyd's London Assurance Alliance Assurance Company, Limited Guardian Royal Exchange Royal Exchange Assurance Indemnity Mutual Marine Assurance Company Indemnity Marine Assurance Company, Limited Sun Insurance Company of New York Sun Insurance Office, Limited Marine Insurance Company, Limited Indemnity Marine London Associated Corporation Royal Associated Corporation Royal Marine Indemnity Mutual Royal Exchange & London Offices Union Bank of London Dennis Standefer the R/v Liberty Star, Her Master, Officers, Crew, and All Persons Aboard Board of Trustees of Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Geological Institute S. S. George Law Partnership Boston Salvage Consultants, Incorporated, Claimaints. Columbus-America Discovery Group, and Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York Jack F. Grimm Joanne Lampe Charlton, Personal Representative of the Estate of Harry G. John, Intervenors-Plaintiffs v. Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company Commercial Union Assurance Company, Limited Royal Insurance Company, Limited Sun Alliance Group Greof America Corporation Superintendent of Insurance of the State of New York, Claimants-Appellees, and the Unidentified Wrecked and Abandoned Sailing Vessel, Its Engines, Tackle, Apparel, Appurtenances, Cargo, Etc., Located Within a Box Defined by the Following Coordinates: Northern Boundary--31 Degrees 37 Minutes North Latitude Southern Boundary--31 Degrees 33 Minutes North Latitude Western Boundary--77 Degrees 2 Minutes West Longitude, (Believed to Be the S.S. Central America), in Rem, the Insurance Company of North America Commercial Union Insurance Company William H. McGee & Company, Incorporated Royal Insurance Royal Insurance Company of America Chubb & Son, Incorporated Salvage Association Underwriters at Lloyd's London Assurance Alliance Assurance Company, Limited Guardian Royal Exchange Royal Exchange Assurance Indemnity Mutual Marine Assurance Company Indemnity Marine Assurance Company, Limited Sun Insurance Company of New York Sun Insurance Office, Limited Marine Insurance Company, Limited Indemnity Marine London Associated Corporation Royal Associated Corporation Royal Marine Indemnity Mutual Royal Exchange & London Offices Union Bank of London Dennis Standefer the R/v Liberty Star, Her Master, Officers, Crew, and All Persons Aboard Board of Trustees of Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Geological Institute S. S. George Law Partnership Boston Salvage Consultants, Incorporated, Claimaints in the current circuit citation data.
This case was decided on February 8, 2000.
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