CHES. INS. CO. v. STARK


10 U.S. 268 (1810)

6 Cranch 268

THE CHESAPEAKE INSURANCE COMPANY v. STARK.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 14, 1810.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Winder and Martin, for the plaintiffs in error.

Harper, contra.


MARSHALL, Ch. J. delivered the opinion of the court as follows:

On the principal question in this case the court can entertain no doubt. On the capture of the Minerva, the right to abandon was complete, and this right was exercised during her detention.

The objections to the form of the abandonment are not deemed substantial. The agent who made the insurance might certainly be credited, and, in transactions of this...

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