Meley v. Whitaker

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dixon, J.

On September 19th, 1870, the Millville Mutual Marine and Fire Insurance Company issued to the plaintiff in error a policy of insurance, No. 1,171, for which the latter gave the company a note in the following form :

“$600.00. For value received in Fire Policy No. 1,171, dated the day of , 18 , issued by the Millville Mutual Marine and Fire Insurance Company, I promise to pay to the said company the sum of six hundred dollars, in such proportions and at such time or times as the directors of said company may, agreeably to their charter, require.

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