Legal Opinion
Bella SS Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided April 14, 1925No. 2249PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WOODS, Circuit Judge.
The Bella steamship, owned by the plaintiff, the Bella Steamship Company, foundered about 160 miles north of San Salvador early in the morning of June 18, 1922. She was covered by an insurance policy issued February 1, 1922, by the “American Marine Insurance Syndicate C” for $143,000. The defendant, Insurance Company of North America, was a subscriber to the policy to the extent of 5.625 per cent.; and this action is brought to recover that per cent, of $143,-000. Two defenses were set up: First, scuttling of the ship by' the design and connivance of the owner for the…
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