Dickey v. United Insurance
New York Supreme Court
THIS was an action on two policies of insurance, one on the schooner Minerva, and the other on the cargo on board of the same vessel, at and from St. Bartholomews to Havanna.,> In the order for the insurance, the defendants were informed, ^le cargo consisted of soap, wine, &c. and that the schooner would have on board some negroes, bound to the Havanna. policy contained a written warranty, “ free from loss, if not Perm^tte(i t° entry, in consequence of having negroes on…
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THIS was an action on two policies of insurance, one on the schooner Minerva, and the other on the cargo on board of the same vessel, at and from St. Bartholomews to Havanna.,> In the order for the insurance, the defendants were informed, ^le cargo consisted of soap, wine, &c. and that the schooner would have on board some negroes, bound to the Havanna. policy contained a written warranty, “ free from loss, if not Perm^tte(i t° entry, in consequence of having negroes on board.” The cause was tried at the New-YorJc sittings, in November, 1813, before the late Chief Justice, when a verdict was…
1Opinion of the CourtPlatt, J.
It appears that the port of Havanna consists of an outer harbour or quarantine ground, near the Moro Castle, used for the purpose of visit and search, and for the landing of slaves, which is an exposed and dangerous station; and of an inner harbour at the city, where vessels having cargoes, other than slaves, usually anchor and discharge, after having been visited at the castle; and which inner harbour is a place of safety.
In this case, the vessel arrived at the outer harbour, moored at the usual place for being visited, and for landing that part of her cargo which consisted of slaves, and…
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