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HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE CO. v. PACIFIC FAR EAST LINE, INC.

No. 71-2856.

491 F.2d 960 (1974)

HARTFORD FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PACIFIC FAR EAST LINE, INC., a corporation, the vessel PACIFIC BEAR her hull, tackle, apparel and furniture and Doe One through Doe Three, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

February 4, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Stephen McReavy, John E. Droeger (Argued), Hall, Henry, Oliver & McReavy, San Francisco, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

George L. Waddell, Harvey I. Wittenberg (Argued), Dorr, Cooper & Hays, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before CHAMBERS, CHOY and WALLACE, Circuit Judges.

CHOY, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, Hartford Fire Insurance Company (Hartford) appeals from an interlocutory judgment limiting the liability of appellee, Pacific Far East Lines (PFEL), to $500 for damage to an electrical transformer shipped aboard appellee's vessel, the SS Pacific Bear. Judgment was granted after a separate trial held pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 42(b) and jurisdiction resides here under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(b). We reverse.

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