Steele & Co. v. Franklin Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
The case was brought up from the Nisi Prius, Philadelphia. This was an action brought by James Steele and George Mul-' hollan, lately trading as James Steele & Co., v. The Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia. The claim was made by plaintiffs in consequence of notice from the consignees that they held the plaintiffs liable for the loss of the cotton referred to in the case.
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The case was brought up from the Nisi Prius, Philadelphia. This was an action brought by James Steele and George Mul-' hollan, lately trading as James Steele & Co., v. The Franklin Fire Insurance Company of Philadelphia. The claim was made by plaintiffs in consequence of notice from the consignees that they held the plaintiffs liable for the loss of the cotton referred to in the case. The plaintiffs, Steele & Co., were merchants, factors, or commission merchants, and also members of a general forwarding and transportation line, composed of themselves and other firms, between the cities of…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered, by
Lewis, J.
This cause was tried at Nisi Prius, and the plaintiffs recovered, subject to the opinion of the court upon the whole case. Judgment to be entered for the defendant non obstante veredicto, should the court be of opinion that the plaintiffs are not entitled to recover.
The action is brought upon a policy of insurance to recover for a loss by fire, of 185 bales of cotton, 60 of which are claimed for the benefit of the oivners, as uninsured in any other office, and the remaining 125 bales are claimed for the use of the American Fire Insurance…
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