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JONES ET AL. v. INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH-AMERICA

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4 U.S. 246 (1802)

4 Dall. 246

Jones et al. versus The Insurance Company of North-America.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

December 1, 1802.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dallas, for the plaintiffs.

Ingersoll, E. Tilghman, and Moylan, for the defendants.

The CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court (all the Judges being present) in the charge to the jury.

SHIPPEN, Chief Justice.

There is no direct judicial authority in the books, upon the case now before the Court. The case must, therefore, be decided either upon principle, or upon usage.

The present policy is an insurance upon freight, against the peril of an embargo, as well as against the other enumerated perils. The expense for...

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