Monongahela Insurance v. Chester
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the District Court of Allegheny odunty. This was an action on a policy of insurance, brought in the court below by Thomas R. Chester, for the use of James A. Hutchison, against The Monongahela Insurance Company, in which there was a case stated for the opinion of the court, the material parts of which will be found in the opinion of this court.
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Error to the District Court of Allegheny odunty. This was an action on a policy of insurance, brought in the court below by Thomas R. Chester, for the use of James A. Hutchison, against The Monongahela Insurance Company, in which there was a case stated for the opinion of the court, the material parts of which will be found in the opinion of this court. Under the ruling of the court below, there was a verdict and judgment in favour of the plaintiff; whereupon the case was removed into this court by the defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Thompson, J.
It appears by the case stated that this was an action of debt in the court below against the insurance company, on a time-policy issued by them to the plaintiff, for the insuring of the steamer Mohawk, to continue one year. The steamer, by the terms of the policy, was privileged to navigate the Ohio river and tributaries, the Mississippi river, at and between New Orleans and Keokuk, Iowa, and the Illinois river. The amount of risk taken was $5000, and the perils insured against were “ of the seas, lakes, rivers, fires, enemies, pirates,…
2Cited by1 opinion
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