GARDNER, P. J.
The law covering this type of insurance was codified in the Code of 1863, Code § 2774 et seq. (now Chapter 56-12 of the Code titled "Marine Insurance"). Code § 56-1204 reads: "The insured impliedly warrants that the ship is seaworthy, and shall not be changed except from necessity, and that she shall be employed, conducted, and navigated with reasonable skill and according to law." The phrase "perils of the sea" has
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