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LONDON ASSURANCE v. COMPANHIA DE MOAGENS

No. 280.

167 U.S. 149 (1897)

LONDON ASSURANCE v. COMPANHIA DE MOAGENS DO BARREIRO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 10, 1897.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. W.W. MacFarland (with whom was Mr. William Parkin on the brief) for the London Assurance.

Mr. John F. Lewis for the Companhia de Moagens do Barreiro.

MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM, after stating the facts, delivered the opinion of the court.

Two questions arise in this case in regard to the liability of the insurers upon the policy in suit: the one being whether what took place before the vessel left her berth in New York amounted to a collision within the meaning of the policy; the other being whether, in case there was a collision, the company is liable for a subsequent loss which did not in any way occur by reason or...

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