Ocean Insurance Co. v. Carrington
Supreme Court of Connecticut
This was an action of assumpsit on a promissory note, tried at New-Haven, January term, 1820, before Peters, J. The note was given to secure the premium on a policy of insurance on certain stock, owned by the defendants, on the deck of the brig Gleaner, from Saybrook to the West-Indies.
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This was an action of assumpsit on a promissory note, tried at New-Haven, January term, 1820, before Peters, J. The note was given to secure the premium on a policy of insurance on certain stock, owned by the defendants, on the deck of the brig Gleaner, from Saybrook to the West-Indies. The defendants refused to accept the policy, on the ground that it was not made in conformity to their application, nor to any terms mutually agreed upon, by the parties ; and on the same ground they rested their defence in this action. On the 19 th of January, 1819, the defendants addressed the following…
1Opinion of the Court
Hosmsr, Ch. J.
This is an action on a promissory note, given for the premium on a policy of insurance. The plaintiffs transmitted to the defendants a policy; and whether it met their request, is the sole question.
On the 19th of January, 1819, the defendants applied, by letter, to the Ocean Insurance Company, requesting information, at what . premium they would take a specified risk “ on 26 horses and 20 oxen on board the brig Gleaner.” The office replied, on the 21st of January, that they would assume the proposed risk at 15per cent., or at 10per cent., with a warranty that the stock were safe…
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