New-York Firemen Insurance v. Walden
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
THIS cause came up from the supreme court on a writ of error. For the facts in the case, and the judgment of the court below., see S. C. ante p. 128-139. case in the supreme court. . 6 Platt, J., assigned the reasons for the "judgment of the court ^ 7 ° v ° DeloW) which were the same as those stated in the report of the
1Opinion of the Court
The Chancellor,
This '.case comes up upon a bill of exeeptions, and we are accordingly to. be confined- to the objections taken at the trial, and appearing on the face 'of the bill. The-question is,-whether there was error in the charge which the learned judge delivered to the jury. This charge was, ¡ “ that the several matters given in evidence, on the part "of the plaintiffs, were, in his opinion,, conclusive- evidence; of the barratry of *515the master of the vessel, on the voyage ; and that the plaintiffs were not bound to communicate, or disclose, to the defendants, any of the letters,…
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