King v. Delaware Insurance
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the circuit court for the district of Pennsylvania, in an action of covenant, upon a polipy of insurance upon the freight of the Venus from.Philadelphia, to the Isle of France. ' The vessel sailed early in December, 180/, before the British orders in council of the preceding No^ vember were known in the United States.
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ERROR to the circuit court for the district of Pennsylvania, in an action of covenant, upon a polipy of insurance upon the freight of the Venus from.Philadelphia, to the Isle of France. ' The vessel sailed early in December, 180/, before the British orders in council of the preceding No^ vember were known in the United States. On’ the afternoon of the 16th of January, 1.808, while pror secuting her voyage, she was arrested by the British ship of war Wanderer, by whom she was detained until the morning of the 18th, when she was restored, to the captain, her pape ' being first endorsed with…
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Ch. J,
delivered the opinion of the court as follows :
This suit was instituted on a policy insuring the freight of the Venus, from Philadelphia to the Isle of France. The vessel sailed early in December, 1807, before the British orders in council, of the preceding November,, were known in the United States. On the afternoon of the 16th of January, 1808, while prosecuting her voyage, she met the British ship of war Wanderer, by whom she was arrested and detained until the morning of the 18th, when she was restored to the captain, her papers being first endorsed with these words,…
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