NORWICH UNION FIRE INS. SOC. v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

No. 10861.

141 F.2d 600 (1944)

NORWICH UNION FIRE INS. SOC., Limited, v. BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF PORT OF NEW ORLEANS.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

March 29, 1944.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

St. Clair Adams, of New Orleans, La., for appellant.

Eldon S. Lazarus, of New Orleans, La., for appellee.

Before HUTCHESON, HOLMES, and LEE, Circuit Judges.


HOLMES, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment for the insured in its suit upon two policies of insurance to recover a loss allegedly sustained by it within the coverage of the insurance. Appellant primarily bases its appeal on two propositions: (1) That the loss was proven to have resulted from causes remote and consequential, whereas the insurer was liable only for direct and immediate damages or losses; and (2) that even if the damage was proximate, the...

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