Maryland Insurance v. Woods
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR to the circuit court for the district of Maryland, in' an action bf .covenant, upon two policies. of insurance, one upon the Schooner William & Mary, Travers, master, and the other upon her cargo, “from Baltimore to Laguirá, with liberty of one other neighbouring port, and at. arid from them* or either of them, back to Baltimore.”
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ERROR to the circuit court for the district of Maryland, in' an action bf .covenant, upon two policies. of insurance, one upon the Schooner William & Mary, Travers, master, and the other upon her cargo, “from Baltimore to Laguirá, with liberty of one other neighbouring port, and at. arid from them* or either of them, back to Baltimore.” The policy contained the following clause : “ Confessing ourselves paid the consideration due unto us for the assurance of. the said assured, or his assigns, after the rate of seven and one half per cent, on cargo, by. said vessel warranted by the assured to.…
1Opinion of the Court
Marshall, Ch. J.
delivered the following opinion of the court1, viz.
This'cause comes on upon various exceptions, to Opinions delivered by the circuit court of .Maryland.
The first exception, haying been taken by the party who prevailed in the cause, is'passed over without consideration.
The 2d and 3d exceptions are so intimately connected with each other, that they can scarcely be discussed separately.
This action. was brought by the owners of the cargo of the William 8? Mary, to Tecover from the Maryland Insurance.Company the amount of the policy insuring the,cargo of that vessel. The voyage…
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