Cleveland & B. Transit Co. v. Insurance Co. of North America

ADAMS, District Judge.

This is an action brought to recover a -loss under a marine insurance policy dated May 13, 1896, issued by the respondent to the libelant on its steamboat City of Buffalo and covering the period of one ear from its date.' The risk was for $25,-000, on a valuation of $200,000. The policy, inter alia, provided:

“This insurance also specially to cover loss of, or damage to the hull or -machinery through the negligence of master, mariners, engineers or pilots, or through explosions, bursting of boilers, breaking of shafts, or through any latent defect in the machinery or…