Pritchet v. Insurance Co. of North America
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Action on a policy of insurance, on goods on board the brig Neutrality, William Clark, master, at and from Philadelphia, to one port in Martinico, and at and from thence to St. Thomas’s, subscribed 2d March 1798. The goods were valued at $15,000, and insured at a premium of 17-l- percent.; and the *policy was assigned over by the insured to Sparks and [*459 Lloyd on the 29th March following.
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Action on a policy of insurance, on goods on board the brig Neutrality, William Clark, master, at and from Philadelphia, to one port in Martinico, and at and from thence to St. Thomas’s, subscribed 2d March 1798. The goods were valued at $15,000, and insured at a premium of 17-l- percent.; and the *policy was assigned over by the insured to Sparks and [*459 Lloyd on the 29th March following. The brig sailed from the capes of Delaware on the 16th March, and was captured in her voyage to Martinico on the 19th April, by the French privateer Jealous, captain Kautier, who put a French crew on…
1Opinion of the CourtShippen, C. J.
Certainly the British act does not bind us, proprio vigore; but the system of national policy, which dictated the law, has been adopted by our courts. We believe, that policies made here, at least by the incorporated companies, do not retain the words “interest or no interest.” But if it should come out in proof, in the language of Ld. Mansfield, that a man had insured 2000I., and had interest on board to the value of a cable only, he would not be entitled to recover under such a policy. 2 Burr. 1171.
At common law, a person might have insured without having any interest. 8 Term Rep. 23. But…
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