ORIENT INSURANCE CO. v. ADAMS


123 U.S. 67 (1887)

ORIENT INSURANCE COMPANY v. ADAMS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided October 24, 1887.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. James Lowndes for plaintiff in error.

Mr. D.T. Watson for defendant in error. Mr. Isaac Vanvoorhis was with him on the brief.


MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the court.

This writ of error brings up for review a judgment against the Orient Mutual Insurance Company of New York upon a policy whereby that company insured the defendants in error in the sum of five thousand dollars, on the steamer Alice, of the agreed valuation of $27,000, against perils "of the seas, lakes, rivers, canals, fires, and jettisons that should come to the damage of said vessel or any part thereof."

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