REINOLD v. UNITED STATES

No. 106, Docket 20730.

167 F.2d 556 (1948)

REINOLD v. UNITED STATES.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

April 29, 1948.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John F. X. McGohey, U. S. Atty., of New York City (Edward L. Smith, Sp. Asst. to Atty. Gen., and Benjamin H. Berman, Sp. Atty., Department of Justice, of Washington, D. C., of counsel), for the United States.

Frederick R. Graves, of New York City, for Mary Louise Reinold, libellant-appellee.

Before L. HAND, SWAN, and AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judges.


AUGUSTUS N. HAND, Circuit Judge.

Libellant, Mary Louise Reinold, is the beneficiary under a Crew Life and Injury Policy of Insurance issued by the War Shipping Administration covering the master, officers and crew of M/V Baltic. The sole issue is whether the death of Ernest F. Backus, the chief officer of the vessel, who was shot and killed on board by a drunken armed guard resulted from a peril insured against.

The Baltic was of Panamanian registry, was operated...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases