Steamship Samana Co. v. Hall
District Court, D. Maine
In Admiralty. Libel on a policy of insurance by the Steamship Samana Company, Limited, against Albert B. Hall.
1Opinion of the Court
WEBB, District Judge.
By their policy hlo. 1,761, dated August 2, 1888, sundry associates of the Portland Marine Underwriters, of whom the defendant was one, insured William B. Duncan, Jr., for account of whom it may concern, to be paid in case of loss to the libelants, $2,500, from August 3, 3888, at noon, to August 3, 1889, at noon, upon the steamer Saxnana, her body, tackle, apparel, ordnance, munition, artillery, boat, and other furniture. The hull, tackle, apparel, and furniture were valued at $25,000; and machinery and boiler, at $20,000. By the terms of the contract, each subscriber…
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- Hooper v. RobinsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1879
- Duncan v. China Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1891
- Ward v. WoodMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
- Aldrich v. Equitable Safety Ins.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts · 1846
- Bacon v. CrandonMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1833
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