Ludlow v. Dale
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors
The opinion of Mr. Justice Kent, in this cause, having been referred to in his argument on the conclusiveness of foreign sentences,* is given now, as it was not till the preceding sheet was worked off, that it came to the hands of the compiler. THIS was an action on a policy of insurance on the schooner Paragon and her cargo, from Aux Cayes, or any other port in Hispaniola, to the United States, and warranted American.
Read the full summary
The opinion of Mr. Justice Kent, in this cause, having been referred to in his argument on the conclusiveness of foreign sentences,* is given now, as it was not till the preceding sheet was worked off, that it came to the hands of the compiler. THIS was an action on a policy of insurance on the schooner Paragon and her cargo, from Aux Cayes, or any other port in Hispaniola, to the United States, and warranted American. The insurance was effected for Moses Myers, of Virginia, and the vessel was captured by a British frigate on her return from St. Domingo, laden with the produce of that island,…
1Opinion of the Court
When this cause was argued at the last July term, I observed, with some surprise, that the counsel on each side, seemed in a great degree to abandon the first point, and taking it for granted, that the question on the warranty was still open, they entered fully, and, I think, with much force and ability, into a discussion of the several matters of fact, on which the proceedings in the admiralty must have been founded. I shall, however, confine myself to the consideration of the first question, because, in my opinion, that alone governs the cause. If the sen*349tence of condemnation by a foreign…
2Cited by2 opinions
- Estate of Louisa GerheimSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1926
- Inhabitants of Monmouth v. PlimptonSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1885