Egbert v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins.
District Court, S.D. New York
This was a libel by Alice P. Egbert against the St Paul Fire & Marine Insurance Company to recover upon a tower's liability policy. On settlement of the decree for libelant.
1Opinion of the Court
BROWN, District Judge.
On the settlement of the decree a further question is presented whether the defendant is liable to make good as a part of the loss, the libelant’s expenses in defending the *518suit which established the liability of the Morris. The policy required the liability of the steam tug' for the accident to be established by suit.
In the case of Xenos v. Fox, L. R. 3 C. P. 630, on a policy insuring the ship Smyrna, but containing also a rupning-down clause, that is, covering any liability of the ship for running down another vessel, it was held that the costs and counsel fees…
2Cited by1 opinion
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