SIPOWICZ v. WIMBLE

No. 71 Civ. 4251 JMC.

370 F.Supp. 442 (1974)

Alexander J. SIPOWICZ, Plaintiff, v. L. R. WIMBLE and all other Underwriters at Lloyd's and Cornhill Insurance Company Ltd. and all other insurance companies, London, England, insuring the Yacht Green Lion under Policy No. T 42471, Defendants.

United States District Court, S. D. New York.

January 28, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Peter W. Carlson, New York City (Kenneth H. Volk, Burlingham, Underwood & Lord, New York City, of counsel), for plaintiff.

Brendan J. Connolly, New York City (Mendes & Mount, New York City, of counsel), for defendants.


CANNELLA, District Judge.

OPINION

The instant admiralty and maritime claim was commenced in September 1971 by the plaintiff, Alexander J. Sipowicz, against the defendant insurers to recover $20,000 arising out of the sinking of the yacht GREEN LION on May 14, 1970. Plaintiff asserts that the loss resulted from a peril insured against by the terms of the time hull policies issued by the defendants and that, therefore, he is entitled to recover damages. Defendants...

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