Patapsco Insurance v. Smith
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Baltimore county court. The defendants in the court below, (now appellees,) were the owners of .he cargo of a brig called the Ann.
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Appeal from Baltimore county court. The defendants in the court below, (now appellees,) were the owners of .he cargo of a brig called the Ann. The defendant, Lytle (Goodwin, on behalf of himself and the oilier defendants, end by their authority, applied to the plaintiffs for insurance on said cargo oh the 1 Oth September 181G, by an stp ■ plication signed by himself singly, without particularizing íhe names of his partners in the cargo, and stating generally that he wanted insurance “for self and others.” The plaintiffs thereupon executed a policy of insurance on the cargo, to amount of…
1Opinion of the CourtStephen, J.
This action of assumpsit was instituted in Baltimore county court, by The Pafapsco Insurance Company against the defendants, to recover the sum of SI 351 25, the premium stipulated to be paid for the insurance of the cargo of the British brig Ann, at and from Bzienos Ayres to Baltimore. The application for insurance is in the following Words: liLyde Goodwin wants insurance for self and others on cargo pr. the British brig Ann, Anderson, master, at and from Buenos Ayres to Baltimore,” <^c. This application was accepted by tlie office, the policy executed, and on the same day Goodwin, with a…
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