Savannah Fire & Marine Ins. v. Pelzer Manuf'g Co.
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of South Carolina
In Equity. Bill by the Savannah Fire & Marine Insurance Company against the Pelzer Manufacturing Company, the Columbia & Greenville Railroad Company, and others.
1Opinion of the Court
SIMONTORT, Circuit Judge.
The facts of this case, as developed in the record and testimony, are these: The Pelzer Manufacturing Company had on storage in the warehouse of Cely Bros., in Greenville, 1,000 bales of cotton, estimated to be of the value of $45,000 and more. The rate of storage was 25 cents per bale, insured. Cely Bros, insured the cotton for nearly its full value in policies taken out in their own name in various companies of their own selection. The policies were concurrent, covering all the cotton in the warehouse, each policy being for a fixed amount. The warehouse was erected…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Phœnix Insurance v. Erie & Western Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Gregory v. LaytonSupreme Court of South Carolina · 1892
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