Murray v. Columbian Insurance
New York Supreme Court
THESE were two several actions on two policies of insux ranee; one on the cargo, and the other on the ship. , The policy on the cargo was dated the 13th of November, 1810, and effected in the name of John Murray 8r Sons, the plaintiffs, on account of “ themselves, at and from Cagliari to St. Petersburgh or Archangel, with liberty to touch and trade at Bergen, in Norway, upon all kinds of goods and merchandises, laden or to be laden on board the good American ship called the…
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THESE were two several actions on two policies of insux ranee; one on the cargo, and the other on the ship. , The policy on the cargo was dated the 13th of November, 1810, and effected in the name of John Murray 8r Sons, the plaintiffs, on account of “ themselves, at and from Cagliari to St. Petersburgh or Archangel, with liberty to touch and trade at Bergen, in Norway, upon all kinds of goods and merchandises, laden or to be laden on board the good American ship called the Rolla, ° * beginning the adventure upon the said goods and merchandises o o s. o from and immediately following the…
1Opinion of the Court 1
[Thompson, Ch. J.
But should not the insurers be informed pf the nature of the interest; or should it not be insured specially as a lien.?]
We may insure generally, and show at the trial the nature and amount of our interest. The averment of interest in the declaration may be general or special, and under the general averment the plaintiff may give in evidence any interest he *307may have in the subject insured. But if he aver a special interest, he must prove it as stated.*
C. J. Bogert and S. Jones, jun. contra.
1. The goods which were on board at Cagliari, except the salt and a few articles at…
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