Madison Insurance v. Griffin

Motion for judgment upon an award. Judgment rendered. The case; The Madison Insurance Company executed a policy to William Griffin upon the cargo of a flat-boat. Griffin claimed compensation for an alleged loss. The board of directors of the company, on the 25th of October, 1849, ordered as follows: “ The claim William Griffin has presented to the office is rejected. The office propose to leave the matter to arbitration.” A copy of this “ order,” as it is called, certified by the secretary, E. G. Whitney, as a true copy from the records of the company, was served on Griffin. He returned it,…