Coolidge v. Gloucester Marine Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
This was assumpsit on a policy of insurance, whereby the defendants became assurers for 2000 dollars on the ship General Knox and appurtenances, and 3000 dollars on her freight, “ at and from Amsterdam to Philadelphia,” valuing the freight at 3000 dollars, and the ship at 7000 dollars.
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This was assumpsit on a policy of insurance, whereby the defendants became assurers for 2000 dollars on the ship General Knox and appurtenances, and 3000 dollars on her freight, “ at and from Amsterdam to Philadelphia,” valuing the freight at 3000 dollars, and the ship at 7000 dollars. The parties agreed to submit the action to the opinion of the Court, upon the following facts ; to be considered as a case stated by the judge who sat in the trial, a verdict having been returned for the plaintiffs. The defendants made the policy declared on, and the plaintiffs were sole owners of the ship and…
1Opinion of the Court
* Putnam, J.,
delivered the opinion of the Court. *310The first question which this case presents is, whether there has been any loss for which the defendants are answerable.
They have undertaken to pay for the freight if, by reason of any of the perils enumerated in the policy, the ship has been prevented from earning it. On the part of the defendants, it is contended that the goods laden on board this ship at Amsterdam have all been delivered at Philadelphia, to which port they were destined ; and that all the freight has been paid, which would have been paid if she had not met'with any damage or…
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