Royal Insurance v. Martin
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED "STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF PORTO RICO. The facts are stated in the opinion. This court has jurisdiction of this case.
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ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED "STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF PORTO RICO. The facts are stated in the opinion. This court has jurisdiction of this case. Act establishing the government of Porto Rico, act of April 12, 1900; c. 191, 31 Stat. 85. The law determining the cases in which writs of error to and appeals from the Supreme Courts of the Territories of the United States may be taken, appears in the following statutes: Rev. Stat. § 702; act of March 3, 1885, c. 355, 23 Stat. 443; Circuit Court of Appeals act of March 3, 1891, c. 517, § 15, 26 Stat. 826, 828, and see Shute v.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This was an action by the executor of the insured on a policy of insurance made by the Royal Insurance Company, a British corporation, whereby that company insured Francisco Martin against loss or damage by fire to the amount of seven hundred pounds on a certain building at. Coto Laurel, District of Ponce,' Porto Rico, and for nine hundred pounds on the stock in trade contained in such building.
The declaration alleged and the fact was not disputed that during the term of the. policy all the property insured was destroyed by fire. The case was tried by the court and a jury and a verdict was…
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