Marine Ins. Co. of Alexandria v. Hodgson
Supreme Court of the United States
THIS was an appeal from the decree of the Circuit Court for the-district of Columbia, sitting at Alexandria, in a suit in equity, brought by the Marine Insnranee Company of Alexandria against Hodgson, to enjoin so much of a judgment at law obtained by the against the former, as exceeded the value of the brig Hope as found by the jury in a special verdict np0J1 a valued policy. 1 x v jt was. contended in the bill that the age and tonnage of the vessel was misrepresented, and…
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THIS was an appeal from the decree of the Circuit Court for the-district of Columbia, sitting at Alexandria, in a suit in equity, brought by the Marine Insnranee Company of Alexandria against Hodgson, to enjoin so much of a judgment at law obtained by the against the former, as exceeded the value of the brig Hope as found by the jury in a special verdict np0J1 a valued policy. 1 x v jt was. contended in the bill that the age and tonnage of the vessel was misrepresented, and that such misrepresentation' induced the Complainants to value the ship at 10,000 dollars, when in fact she was worth…
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Ch. J.
delivered the opinion of the Court as. follows:
This suit was brought in the Circuit Court sitting in chancery for 'the purpose of obtaining a perpetual injunction to a judgment rendered against the Plaintiffs in favor of the Defendant, on a policy of insurance effected by him as agent forG. F. Straas and others; of Richmond, on the brig called the Hope. The allegations of the bill arc entirely unsupported by testimony, except those which relate to the value of the vessel insured. The Hppc was valued in the policy at g 10,000, g 8,00Q were insured upon her. She is stated to…
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