Gulf Transp. Co. v. Firemans Fund Ins.
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the chancery court of Harrison county. Hon. Wm. M. Denny, Jr., Chancellor. Suit by the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company against the Gulf Transportation Company. From a decree for the defendant for less than it claims against plaintiff, it appeals. The facts are fully stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtStevens, J.
Appellant, a Mississippi corporation had constructed and is the owner of a certain wooden barge “Bert.” This barge was constructed at Gulfport, Miss., in 1916, and on August 2, 1916, appellee, the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, a foreign corporation of San Franciso, Cal., executed a time policy of marine insurance whereby it undertook to insure the said Gulf Transportation Company for a period of one year, and in the sum of thirty-fivg thousand dollars, against any loss or damage to said barge caused by the perils of the sea as named and set forth in the written contract. The perils,…
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