Goix v. Low
New York Supreme Court
This was an action on a policy of insurance “ on the American ship Minerva,” on a voyage, from New York to Guadaloupe. The cause was tried at the last sittings in New York, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the court, on a case made between the parties, with liberty for either party to turn the • same into a special verdict. ' , The policy was dated the.10th February, 1798, arid subscribed by the defendant, as president.of the United…
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This was an action on a policy of insurance “ on the American ship Minerva,” on a voyage, from New York to Guadaloupe. The cause was tried at the last sittings in New York, when a verdict was found for the plaintiff, subject to the opinion of the court, on a case made between the parties, with liberty for either party to turn the • same into a special verdict. ' , The policy was dated the.10th February, 1798, arid subscribed by the defendant, as president.of the United -Insurance Company for 10,000 dollars. The. ship was .valued at 13,000 . .. dollars.' The .policy was in the usual printed…
1Opinion of the CourtRadcliff, J.
This is the case of a policy on the ship Minerva, on a voyage from New York.to Guadaloupe, The risks specified in the policy, are of the usual kind. There is no express warranty that the Ship was neutral; but she is stated in the policy to be an American ship, She. was captured on the voyage insured, by-a British privateer, carried to the island of Antigua, arid there libelled and condemned in. the court of vice admiralty, as a lawful prize, no reason for'the condemnation being stated in the sentence. It appears that the papers of the. ship were regular, and such as were requisite to entitle…
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