J. Aron & Co. v. United States Lloyds

LEARNED HAND, District Judge.

The sole contract which must be considered is the binder, that being the only paper which was executed before the loss, an event that finally fixed the rights of the parties. That by reference incorporated the New York lighterage form and so the two papers must be read together. Taken alone, the lighterage form is unambiguous enough; it provides clearly for an indemnity agreement and nothing else. The binder was in part in writing, especially the words, “sum insured,” and the whole phrase, “valued at sum insured,” would, therefore, take precedence over anything…