Eagle Star & British Dominions Ins. Co. v. Geo. A. Moore & Co.

RUDKIN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a decree in admiralty awarding damages to the appellee nndor certain protection and indemnity insurance policies issued by the appellants to the owner of the sailing vessel C. S. Holmes, and assigned to the appellee as chartered operator. The several policies cover “loss or damage to any goods, merchandise, freight, or other things or interests whatsoever, other than as aforesaid, whether on board said steamship or not,, which may arise from any cause whatever, but no liability to attach to underwriters for shortage of cargo,” during the space of…