Fame Insurance Co.'s Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal from Nisi Prius. In Equity. January Term 1873,' No. 13. The bill in this case Avas filed November 30th 1872, by the Philadelphia Trust, Safe Deposit and Insurance Company, assignees of the Enterprise Insurance Company of Philadelphia, against the Fame Insurance Company.
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Appeal from Nisi Prius. In Equity. January Term 1873,' No. 13. The bill in this case Avas filed November 30th 1872, by the Philadelphia Trust, Safe Deposit and Insurance Company, assignees of the Enterprise Insurance Company of Philadelphia, against the Fame Insurance Company. The bill alleges that the Enterprise Insurance Company entered into an agreement with the Fame Insurance Company, on January 17th 1871, and by it the latter company agreed to re-insure the former company on all term risks assumed by it in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky and Pennsylvania,…
1Opinion of the Court
The Judgment of the Supreme Court was entered January 15th
2Per curiam
— It is unnecessary to enlarge upon the prominent questions argued in this case, as we are of opinion there is not a sufficient ground of reversal. That some of the questions are close and difficult, must be conceded. They have, however, been well investigated and ably treated by the learned master; and we are not able to see our way clear to reverse his conclusions. Substantial equity has been done, and the interests of justice require the decree to stand.
The decree at Nisi Prius is affirmed and the appeal is dismissed, with costs to…
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