JEFFCOTT v. ÆTNA INS. CO.


40 F.Supp. 404 (1941)

JEFFCOTT v. ÆTNA INS. CO.

District Court, S. D. New York.

June 30, 1941.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Carpenter & Stevenson, of New York City (George C. Sprague, John T. Carpenter, and Allan A. Baillie, all of New York City, of counsel), for libellant.

Bigham, Englar, Jones, & Houston, of New York City (D. Roger Englar, Leonard J. Matteson, George S. Brengle, and Charles A. Van Hagen, Jr., all of New York City, of counsel), for respondent.


CLANCY, District Judge.

On September 21, 1938, the libellant owned the yacht "Dauntless," the hull, tackle, rigging, etc., of which were insured against perils of the sea in one policy of the respondent and disbursements thereon similarly insured in another. She was laid up out of commission at the Thames Shipyard at New London, Connecticut. A devastating hurricane struck New London in the afternoon of that day. It caused...

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