OPE SHIP., LTD. v. ALLSTATE INS. CO., INC.

Nos. 79 Civ. 5225-5228(MP).

521 F.Supp. 342 (1981)

OPE SHIPPING, LTD., and El Porvenir Shipping Co., Inc., Plaintiffs, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., United States Fidelity & Guaranty Companies, Inc., Various British Underwriters and Underwriters at Lloyds, Defendants. VADOR SHIPPING, LTD., and Cia De Navagacion La Libertad, S. A., Plaintiffs, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants. AGUA SHIPPING, LTD., and Cia De Navagacion Corinto, S. A., Plaintiffs, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants. DURAS SHIPPING, LTD., and Marina Mercante Nicaraguense, S. A., Plaintiffs, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., et al., Defendants.

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

August 31, 1981.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cichanowicz & Callan, New York City, by Victor S. Cichanowicz, New York City, for plaintiffs.

Hill, Betts & Nash, New York City, by Michael J. Ryan, Frank Loomis, Gregory O'Neill, New York City, for defendants Marine Risk Underwriters.

Mendes & Mount, New York City, by Brendan J. Connolly, New York City, for defendants War Risk Underwriters.


MILTON POLLACK, District Judge.

FINDINGS AND OPINION

These are admiralty actions seeking recovery from "Marine" and "War Risk" underwriters of the agreed insured value of four commercial vessels which plaintiffs contend and defendants dispute were lost as the result of perils covered by the policies of insurance issued on those vessels. The case was tried to the Court at a Bench trial.

The vessels belonged to General Anastasio Somoza Debayle who...

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