Providence Washington Insurance Co. v. Adler
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from, the Superior Court of Baltimore City. This action was brought by the appellees against the appellant to recover on its policy of marine insurance.
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Appeal from, the Superior Court of Baltimore City. This action was brought by the appellees against the appellant to recover on its policy of marine insurance. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court. •Exception. — At the trial below, the evidence being closed, the plaintiffs asked the following instructions : 1. That if the jury shall find from the evidence in this cause that the plaintiffs effected the policy of insurance offered in evidence, and shall further find that after the execution and delivery of the said policy, the oil clothing mentioned therein, and in the sundry entries…
1Opinion of the CourtStone, J.
The plaintiffs shipped by a line of steamers, running from New York to the south, a quantity of oil cloth clothing to Louisiana and Texas. They insured this clothing before shipment in the office of the defendant company. The clothing was packed in boxes, and on its arrival at its destination, it was found injured and comparatively worth*166less, either by spontaneous combustion or by some chemical action arising from the material in the goods themselves. They all presented the appearance of having been burned or charred within the boxes. The clothing was' not injured by any external force or…
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