Peninsular & O. S. S. Co. v. Atlantic Mut. Ins.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
In Admiralty. Action by the Peninsular & Occidental Steamship Company against the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHERSON, District Judge.
On May 11, 1902, the steamship Florida, then owned by the libelant, was injured by fire while upon a voyage from Philadelphia to Port Tampa. The loss was after-wards adjusted at $9,660, and this amount is agreed to be correct. In the present action the libelant seeks to recover part of the loss from the Atlantic Mutual Insurance Company; and the defense is made, either that the company is not liable at all, or, in any event, is only liable for less than is claimed. Both defenses depend mainly upon the effect of a prior policy issued by the Federal Insurance…
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