Russell ex rel. Crucet v. Union Insurance
United States Circuit Court
Covenant, on an open policy for $10,000, at a premium of ten per cent., upon goods on board the ship Hibberts, on a voyage at and from the Havana to New York. The case was this : The ship Hibberts and her cargo, the property of British subjects, were captured by a French privateer, and carried to the Havana.
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Covenant, on an open policy for $10,000, at a premium of ten per cent., upon goods on board the ship Hibberts, on a voyage at and from the Havana to New York. The case was this : The ship Hibberts and her cargo, the property of British subjects, were captured by a French privateer, and carried to the Havana. They were there claimed by Mr. C. Frazier (an English merchant), on the recommendation of Captain Vansittart, commanding a British frigate, for the British owners, and an order for restitution was granted by the Spanish government, on security being given for the appraised value (to wit,…
1Opinion of the Court
The charge of the court was delivered by the presiding judge, in substance as follows :
Washington, Justice.
— Though the case involves points of some novelty, and of considerable difficulty, we have so far satisfied'our minds, that we *424] will not request the jury to reserve anything *for future consideration, although either party is at liberty to move for a new trial.
The first and principal difficulty is, whether Crucet has proved his interest in the subject insured, by proper evidence. The record of a court of admiralty is always evidence to prove a condemnation; but, certainly, in cases…
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