United States Ninth Circuit
LA REUNION FRANCAISE SA v. BARNES, 99-55487
A federal court has admiralty jurisdiction over a marine insurance policy that, in addition to covering damage for a boat in the water, requires the policy holder to store his boat on land for half a year, insures against theft on land and limits the boat to California inland waters.
Appellate Information
- Argued 12/06/2000
- Decided 05/03/2001
- Published 05/03/2001
Judges
- D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:, Before: D.W. NELSON, BRUNETTI, and KOZINSKI, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Ninth Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Steven E. Goldman,Goldman & Hellman, New York, New York, and B. Alexander Moghaddam, Cogswell, Nazakawa & Chang, Long Beach, California, for appellant La Reunion Francaise SA.
- For Appellees:
- Alex Hardiman, Haffner & Hardiman, Marina del Rey, California, Brian S. Kabateck, Quisenberry & Kabateck, LLP, Los Angeles, California, for appellee Brad Barnes.