Wilburn Boat Co. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.
| Wilburn Boat Company v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 14–15, 1954 Decided February 28, 1955 | |
| Full case name | Wilburn Boat Company, et al. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company |
| Citations | 348 U.S. 310 (more) 75 S. Ct. 368; 99 L. Ed. 337; 1955 U.S. LEXIS 1392 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 201 F.2d 833 (5th Cir. 1953); cert. granted, 347 U.S. 950 (1954). |
| Subsequent | 259 F.2d 662 (5th Cir. 1958); on remand, 199 F. Supp. 784 (E.D. Tex. 1960) |
| Holding | |
| State law, rather than federal admiralty law, should govern marine insurance contracts. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Black, joined by Warren, Douglas, Clark, Minton, Harlan |
| Concurrence | Frankfurter |
| Dissent | Reed, joined by Burton |
Wilburn Boat Company v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Company, 348 U.S. 310 (1955), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that state law, rather than federal admiralty law, should govern marine insurance contracts.