Astor v. Union Insurance
New York Supreme Court
ASSUMPSIT on a policy of insurance, tried at the New York circuit, January 12th, 1826, before EDWARDS, 0. Judge. *The claim at the trial was for a .total loss. The policy -i.*/ produced at the trial was underwritten by the defendants, for $15,000, at a premium of two per cent, on a cargo of £ur owne¿ an¿ shipped by the plaintiffs on board the brig Twey Brudie. The voyage was at and from New York to Hamburgh.
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ASSUMPSIT on a policy of insurance, tried at the New York circuit, January 12th, 1826, before EDWARDS, 0. Judge. *The claim at the trial was for a .total loss. The policy -i.*/ produced at the trial was underwritten by the defendants, for $15,000, at a premium of two per cent, on a cargo of £ur owne¿ an¿ shipped by the plaintiffs on board the brig Twey Brudie. The voyage was at and from New York to Hamburgh. The brig sailed October -27th, 1819, the. date of the policy, which contained the usual printed memorandum; by which (inter alia) skins and hides, and all other articles perishable in…
1Opinion of the Court
Curia.
The insurance was on fur. The title of the invoice was furs; under which were detailed bear and racoon skins, opossum, deer, fine fisher, cross fox, martin, wild cat, wolf, wolverine, panther and cub skins. The memorandum warrants skins and hides, and all other articles perishable in their nature, free from average unless general. The loss was not absolutely total; though the goods in question were so much injured in consequence of the wreck or stranding of the vessel, as to warrant the ^abandonment. This will not, however, entitle the plaintiffs to recover, if the subject insured is…
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