Legal Opinion
Bidwell v. . Northwestern Insurance Company
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 1859PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] It is a principle in the law of marine insurance, that an abandonment upon a total loss must be entire and absolute, and must cover the whole interest insured, so that the insurers may have the benefit of such indemnity as the circumstances will permit. (Arnould on Ins., 1159.) In the case of an actual, as distinguished from a constructive total loss, this principle would not be important; but it would be very material where it was constructive only, and a…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Grosvenor v. . the Atlantic Fire Insurance Co. of BrooklynNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
3Cited by12 opinions
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- Fire Insurance Companies v. FelrathSupreme Court of Alabama · 1884
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- McDowell v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1913
- Bidwell v. . the North Western Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1862
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