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87 Tul. L. Rev. 1049 (2012-2013)

handle is hein.journals/tulr87 and id is 1115 raw text is: Breach of Warranty and Misrepresentation- USA William C. Baldwin* C. Barrett Ricet WaranLies mn marne insumace policies can take varying forms, from a common survey warnty to a unique provision inserted at the whin ofa particular underwiter Depending on the type ofprovision and the law applicable to the interpretation of the clause, the breach of a warnanty may void or suspend a policy altogether Alternatively in certain juisdictions or in certain cases, the breach may void the policy only if the breach is causally elated to the loss or the breach increases the nsk In other situations, the provision may be unenforceable under state statute or under state law rules of contactual interpretation. This Article provides an overvew of the treatment of a breach of wananty by vadous courts, beginng with an overview of various cowts' treatment ofparticular clauses and concluding with a discussion ofa recent case example regarding a brach ofan express seaworthiness waranty in a protection and indemnity (P&I)polcy I. INTRODUCTION. .................................... 1050 II. WHAT LAW APPLIES TO THE INTERPRETATION OF A MARINE POLICY? .......................... ......... 1051 III. JURISPRUDENTIAL EXAMPLES REGARDING BREACHES OF VARIOUS WARRANTIES .......................... .....1 052 A. Crew Warranty. ...................... ....1 052 B. Layup Wrranty. .......................... 1053 C Cruising Waranty. ........................ 1053 D TradingLimits Waranty............. . ........1054 E High-WaterBilge Warrnty .................. 1057 E Seaworthiness Warranties ......... .......1059 G. Case Example: Houston Casualty Co. v. Supreme Towing Co. ........................ .....1064 1. Coast Guard Provisions in the P&I Policy..............1064 2. Underwriter's Declaratory Judgment Action on Coverage.. ...........................1065 0 2013 William C. Baldwin and C. Barrett Rice. * Attorney, Jones, Walker, L.L.P., New Orleans, Member of the Louisiana Bar. J.D., Tulane University School of Law; B.S., McIntire School of Commerce, University of Virginia. This Article was prepared and delivered in conjunction with a panel discussion with Gillie Belsham. t Partner, Admiralty & Maritime Practice Group, Jones, Walker, L.L.P., New Orleans; Member of the Louisiana Bar. J.D., Tulane University School of Law; B.A., Northwestern University. 1049

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