Field v. President of Insurance Co. of North America
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore county court. This was an action of covenant, brought by the appellants upon a policy of insurance for $5500, on merchandise on board the schooner Emory from Baltimore to Ware river, Virginia, underwritten by the appellee.
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Appeal from Baltimore county court. This was an action of covenant, brought by the appellants upon a policy of insurance for $5500, on merchandise on board the schooner Emory from Baltimore to Ware river, Virginia, underwritten by the appellee. The perils insured against were, “of the seas, fires, enemies, pirates,” &c., “barratry of the master and mariners, and all other perils, losses or misfortunes that have or shall come to the hurt, detriment or damage of the said vessel, freight or property, or any part thereof. Provided, and it is expressly agreed, that the insurers shall not be liable…
1Opinion of the CourtLe Grand, C. J.
This is an action of covenant, instituted to recover the amount of damage done to certain goods on board the schooner Emory, during a voyage from Baltimore to Ware river, Virginia. The execution of the policy and property in the goods were proven, and that on reaching Ware river and unloading the vessel, certain boxes of goods were saturated with water and seriously damaged, and that grains of wheat wf re found in the folds of some of the goods; that the vessel on her voyage io Baltimore had brought a load of wheat, in bulk, in good condition so far as the vessel was concerned. There was no…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Grove v. BrienCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1851
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