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WILBURN BOAT CO. v. FIREMAN'S INS. CO.

No. 7.

348 U.S. 310 (1955)

WILBURN BOAT CO. ET AL. v. FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided February 28, 1955.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Theodore G. Schirmeyer and Mark Martin argued the cause for petitioners. On the brief were Mr. Schirmeyer, Hobert Price and Alexander Gullett.

Edward B. Hayes argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.

Leonard J. Matteson and Ezra G. Benedict Fox filed a brief for the American Institute of Marine Underwriters, as amicus curiae, urging affirmance.

MR. JUSTICE BLACK delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case raises questions concerning the power of States to regulate the terms and conditions of marine insurance contracts.

Glenn, Frank and Henry Wilburn, merchants in Denison, Texas, bought a small houseboat to use for commercial carriage of passengers on nearby Lake Texoma, an artificial inland lake between Texas and Oklahoma. The respondent Fireman's Fund...

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