Insurance Co. v. Mordecai
Supreme Court of the United States
This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for'the district of South Carolina. The insurance company liad an agency established in Charleston, where their' business appeared to be conducted by W. M. & <7. O. Martin. The policy was not filled up or under the seal of the company, but the action was brought upon a written memorandum upon the policy, as follows: Messrs.
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This case was brought up by writ of error from the Circuit Court of the United States for'the district of South Carolina. The insurance company liad an agency established in Charleston, where their' business appeared to be conducted by W. M. & <7. O. Martin. The policy was not filled up or under the seal of the company, but the action was brought upon a written memorandum upon the policy, as follows: Messrs. Mordecai & Co. are insured in the sum of four thousand dollars on the freight of the barque Susan, hence to Rio Janeiro and back, to any port of discharge in the United States. $4,000 at…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
This is a writ of error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the district of South Carolina.
The suit was brought in the court below on a policy of insurance, for $4,000, on the freight of the barque Susan', on a voyage from Charleston to Rio Jaueiro, and from thence to a port of discharge in the United States.
The vessel sailed with a full cargo on the ilth June, 1855, when she was stanch and strong, and arrived at the port of Rio Janeiro, where she discharged her outward lading, and took in a return cargo, and on the 10th October, 1855, started on her return voyage, but was…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Hugg v. Augusta Insurance and Banking Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1849
- Davy v. HallettNew York Supreme Court · 1805
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- The Insurance Company of the Valley of Virginia, in Error v. Moses C. MordecaiSupreme Court of the United States · 1860