Marshall v. Thames Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Circuit Court. The steamboat Magnolia was insured in the month of December, 1866, and was destroyed by fire during the night of the 13th or 14th of June, 1866 ; and this is one of a number of suits brought by her owners against various insurance companies on policies of insurance on the steamer. The facts pertinent to the issues of law decided may be gathered from the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
Notwithstanding the voluminous record in this case, the real-matter in controversy may be compressed within a very small compass. The issues framed by the parties made the result turn purely on questions of fact; and if there was no misdirection by the court, or error in its ruling, the finding of the jury cannot be disturbed. The petition alleged that by the policy of insurance *587the boat was valued at one hundred and sixty thousand dollars, and that at the time of its loss or destruction by fire it was of the value of one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, and more than all the…
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