Corp. of the London Assurance v. Paterson, Downing & Co.

Before undertaking to deal with the several assignments of error presented by the bill of exceptions in this case, it is proper to set forth a statement of some of the leading facts disclosed by the record, which will serve both to explain the nature of the controversy and to indicate the relevancy and materiality of the questions upon which rulings are invoked. Paterson, Downing & Company, of New York City, were engaged in buying and exporting naval stores. They had agents, or business connections, at nearly all of the South Atlantic and Gulf ports, including Brunswick, Ga., through whom…