MUSSELL, J.
This is an action on an insurance policy to recover the sum of $5,376.20 paid by plaintiffs to the government of Ecuador as a fine or penalty for the violation of a law of that republic prohibiting the passage of fishing boats through its territorial waters without a permit so to do.
The policy, issued April 11, 1951, insures plaintiffs as owners of the "Notre Dame," a fishing vessel, against:
"(9). Liability for fines and penalties for...
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