Cline v. Western Assurance Co.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Oourt of Law and Chancery of the city of Norfolk, rendered January 24, 1902, in an action of assumpsit, wherein the plaintiff in error was the plaintiff, and the defendant in error was the defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This was an action of assumpsit on a policy of marine insurance covering the plaintiff’s interest in the steam tug Annie. The policy was issued from the .Baltimore office of the defendant company, and was mailed by its agents there to the plaintiff, who then resided in the city of Bichmond.
The contract of insurance consists of a policy in usual form, with a rider attached, and contains the stipulation that the provisions of the rider are to be regarded as a substitute for those of the policy in case of conflict. . ¡
After- a general indemnity clause embracing the “hull, tackle, apparel and…
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- London Assurance v. Companhia De Moagens Do BarreiroSupreme Court of the United States · 1897
- Peters v. Warren InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1840
- Orient Insurance v. AdamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1887
- Burruss v. National Life Ass'nSupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
- National Life Ass'n v. BerkeleySupreme Court of Virginia · 1899
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