AETNA INS. CO. v. UNITED FRUIT CO.

No. 773.

304 U.S. 430 (1938)

58 S.Ct. 959

82 L.Ed. 1443

AETNA INSURANCE CO. v. UNITED FRUIT CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 23, 1938.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. D. Roger Englar, with whom Messrs. T. Catesby Jones, Oscar R. Houston, and Martin Detels were on the brief, for petitioners.

Mr. Cletus Keating, with whom Mr. Richard Sullivan was on the brief, for respondent.


MR. JUSTICE STONE delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question for decision is how far hull insurers upon a valued marine insurance policy are entitled, in case of total loss, to participate by way of subrogation in a recovery by the insured against a tortfeasor responsible for the loss.

In 1918 petitioners, with several other underwriters, insured the hull of respondent's vessel, the "Almirante," by policies in which it was agreed that the value of the...

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