RIPLEY v. INSURANCE COMPANY


83 U.S. 336 (____)

16 Wall. 336

RIPLEY v. INSURANCE COMPANY.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. George Gray, for the plaintiff in error:

Mr. H.C. Robinson, contra.


The CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the opinion of the court.

That the deceased was travelling is clear enough, but was travelling on foot travelling by public or private conveyance?

The contract must receive the construction which the language used fairly warrants. What was the understanding of the parties, or, rather, what understanding must naturally have been derived from the language used? It seems to us that walking...

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