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| TITLE | Supreme Court Decision 2011Da81190, 81206 Decided September 13, 2013 ¡¼Affirmation of Absence of Obligation ? Repayment of Administration Expenses, etc.¡½ [full Text] |
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[1] Whether the insurer¡¯s implied acceptance of abandonment under the Marine Insurance Act, 1906 (¡°the MIA¡±) should be proved by a preponderance of the evidence (affirmative), and whether the insurer or the insured¡¯s initiation of salvage work can be construed as acceptance or waiver of abandonment under the MIA¡¯s legal principle and customs (negative) [2] Meaning, elements, and scope of subrogation under the MIA [3] The court below¡¯s ruling affirmed that Gap insurance company¡¯s pursuing salvage work cannot be deemed as implied acceptance of abandonment under the MIA, where Gap and Eul incorporation formed an insurance contract applying the Institute Time Clauses - Hulls, 1983 (reflecting the MIA¡¯s legal principle and customs) as to Eul¡¯s vessel; the sinking of the vessel occurred; Gap rejected Eul¡¯s abandonment notice, paid for constructive total loss and was subrogated to Eul, and performed the vessel salvage work |
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