Legal Opinion
Munson v. Standard Marine Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 2, 1907No. 679PublishedCited by 5 opinions
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the District of Massachusetts.
1Opinion of the Court
PUTNAM, Circuit Judge.
This is a suit at common law on a marine insurance policy attaching on the steamtug Carbonero, indemnifying against liability to her tows. One or more barges in her tow were lost. The tug was libeled. The ultimate decision was in favor of the tug, and this suit was brought to make good the expenses of the litiga-*45tioti. The Circuit Court decided in favor of the underwriters, whereupon this writ of erroi- was sued out. The only question we need consider is whether, inasmuch as ihe result showed that the tug was not at fault, any claim can arise on the policy for…
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