COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY OF ALEXANDRIA v. LAWRENCE


35 U.S. 400 (____)

10 Pet. 400

*THE COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY OF ALEXANDRIA, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR, v. JOSEPH W. LAWRENCE, WHO SURVIVED THOMAS POINDEXTER.

Supreme Court of United States.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

The case was argued by Mr. Jones, for the plaintiffs in error; and by Mr. Swann and Mr. Berry, for the defendant.


Mr. Justice STORY delivered the opinion of the court.

This is a writ of error to the circuit court of the district of Columbia, for the county of Alexandria.

The original action was assumpsit, brought by the defendant in error against the insurance company, upon a policy of insurance against fire, underwritten by the company, on the 9th of April, 1823, whereby the company insured for the defendant in error, and his partner, Poindexter, (since deceased), 7000...

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