KERSHAW v. NAUTICA S.A. LTD.

No. 93 Civ. 7660 (RLC).

885 F.Supp. 617 (1995)

Robin KERSHAW, individually and on behalf of Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London Subscribing to an Alleged Contract of Insurance Covering the Vessel "Alva I," The Orion Insurance Co., PLC, Ocean Marine Insurance Co. Ltd., The Yorkshire Insurance Co. Ltd., Prudential Assurance Co. Ltd., Atlas Assurance, Phoenix Assurance, PLC, La Reunion Francaise Societe Anonyme D'Assurances Et Des Reassurances, Northern Assurance Co., Ltd., Norwich Union Fire Ins. Society Ltd., Wurttembergische Feuerversicherung A-G, Sphere Drake Insurance, PLC, Zurich Re (U.K.) Ltd., The Threadneedle Insurance Co. Ltd., Terra Nova Insurance Co. Ltd. and Aegon Ins. Co. (U.K.) Ltd., Plaintiffs, v. NAUTICA S.A. LTD., Defendant.

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

May 9, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thacher Proffitt & Wood, New York City (John M. Woods, Joseph G. Grasso, of counsel), for plaintiffs.

Nourse & Bowles, New York City (Lawrence J. Bowles, of counsel), for defendant.


OPINION

ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.

Preliminary Statement

Plaintiff Robin Kershaw, individually and on behalf of certain underwriters at Lloyd's of London, filed a complaint against defendant Nautica S.A. Ltd. ("Nautica"), owner of the yacht ALVA I, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 2201, for a declaratory judgment voiding a hull and machinery insurance contract (the "contract" or "policy"), claiming that (1) defendant misrepresented and...

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