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Commercial Union Insurance v. Detyens Shipyard, Inc.

D.S.C.June 21, 2001No. CIV.A. 2:00-0389-18Cited 10 times
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Norton
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
summary judgment

Related Laws

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Outcome

The court granted defendant's motion for summary judgment in part and denied it in part. Commercial Union prevailed on its declaratory judgment action that the policy was void ab initio due to misrepresentation regarding the drydock's condition, but the court denied certain other aspects of the motions.

What This Ruling Means

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