The chief justice, after stating the general facts, delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court, in the following terms.
TILGHMAN, Chief Justice. In this case two questions have been made:
1st. Had the plaintiff an insurable interest?
2d. If it was insurable, was it liable to a general average?
1st. In order to determine whether the plaintiff's interest was insurable, we must first ascertain the nature of it. It seems to be a kind of interest...
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