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INTERNATIONAL MULTIFOODS v. COMMERCIAL UNION INS.

No. 98CIV.4469(AKH).

98 F.Supp.2d 498 (2000)

INTERNATIONAL MULTIFOODS CORP. Plaintiff, v. COMMERCIAL UNION INSURANCE COMPANY and Insurance Company Of North America Defendants. Insurance Company Of North America, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. Astep Corporation, Ascop Corporation, M/V Ozark, her engines, boilers, tackle, etc., in rem, Eratira Navigation Co., Ltd., Eastwind Transport Ltd., Van Weelde Chartering B.V., Riomar Agencies, Inc., and Rok, LLC, Third-Party Defendants. Commercial Union Insurance Company, Third-Party Plaintiff, v. M/V OZARK, her engines, boilers, tackle, etc., in rem, Eratira Navigation Co., Ltd., Eastwind Transport Ltd., Van Weelde Chartering B.V., and Riomar Agencies, Inc., Third-Party Defendants.

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

June 1, 2000.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul D. Friedland, White & Case, L.L.P., New York, NY, for International Multifoods Corp.

Stacey Tranchina, Bigham, Englar, Jones & Houston, New York, NY, for Commercial Union Ins. Co.

Anthony J. Pruzinsky, Hill Rivkins & Hayden LLP, New York, NY, for Insurance Co. of North America.

Gary Lee Garrett, Zukerman, Gore & Brandeis, New York, NY, for Ascop Corp.

Peter Skoufalos, Lyons, Skoufalos, Proios & Flood, New York, NY, for Eratira Navigation Co., Ltd., Eastwind Transport Ltd.

Frank A. Atcheson, Clark & Atcheson, New York, NY, for Van Weelde Chartering B.V.

Kurt Lee Weinmann, Garbarini & Scher, P.C., New York, NY, for Riomar Agencies, Inc.

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON RECONSIDERATION (Construing War Risk Exclusion to All-Risk Insurance Coverage)

HELLERSTEIN, District Judge.

I have been asked to resolve a dispute about an issue of insurance coverage: whether parol evidence of alleged custom and usage may be admitted to contradict the plain meaning of a war risk exclusion clause. Plaintiff International Multifoods ("IMF"), a Minnesota corporation, is in the business of selling frozen meat...

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