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ALLEMANNIA INS. CO. v. FIREMEN'S INS. CO.

No. 180.

209 U.S. 326 (1908)

ALLEMANNIA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF PITTSBURG v. FIREMEN'S INSURANCE COMPANY OF BALTIMORE, TO THE USE OF WOLFE, RECEIVER.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided April 6, 1908.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Andrew Y. Bradley and Mr. H. Prescott Gatley, with whom Mr. Charles H. Bradley was on the brief, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. William F. Mattingly and Mr. T. Wallis Blakistone for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE PECKHAM, after making the foregoing statement, delivered the opinion of the court.

The only question before the court is as to the construction of the language of the reinsurance compact. The term "reinsurance" has a well-known meaning. That kind of a contract has been in force in the commercial world for a long number of years, and it is entirely different from what...

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