, 1862-12-07
LAM fN"r1:g.t.ltsENa,E,
An Important Insurance s.n-r---N Scs
&lHc~aion Of d:eas~ral i 1rra-e.

IS1rEnST.Ixs CoUkI-Efsr Ira. T.oa.1s /
{h-.,,nae7.d---a t:s+r Involving Mr3 qurSipn
If general average has Just !,cc,t III. i.r
Judge DIu,ian"nd. lils,n ar.usnrs1L t.f e'.rn
rtl. !: Remington r al r.. propeller lack
..se: ". F. Tucker r.. sane By a.rsenct,t
IT counsel the =ui.. we're i,iacd .ls,d u sacd
III the -:l1i1e ;:1ue.
TEr Eu,Sssr j. steam propeller, swncI
h:tle N"y1srrs. Transportation C1m ,I,4d
runs lstwetI. tle I~'rt- II 0.-tlti.>s,u&l y.
! T.. and C1sH:t.o. On the I'LL. day II .Inls,
| !e6l. 1l,c HerllaNts shipped ur'ft lcr from
tal~ l-iucrn., y. T. a q..ait,i:y r{u,c:.r,,,isy
| She arrived II Drfr,,it ut a.-,ot lif-pt>t :.
I'll the laerliis If the 2Sth If .Fuls. and ca'le
10 her Usual wharf for the r1r}a'-r II taxing:
nn 1az=encess. Aiter >liu lad he:M
,asFe a;se",c[c, as,c' h1l. a., W H., b.ar. !.
i, fire in her hold. in :he vicinity afshr boiler.
| NJ, one then In elarg. IT aid propeller knew
| any1l'ln. 7s-'u: she "ri.:!n of the are. An Ill
tempt ~.~ made to tart the -',,,uy engine,
hut 1ili- We un.n.cr~efn'. IL the -,nuic ~s-
''Grr ttn.k il lad c,yT' .ied. or the iF.At
:.fiec.cd il. Tie ts!'e lad such II start. bexg-
j II. discovery, thai The eEtsf wtF: unn5tt 10
rain my c4'nis,l ever il ;y the use .,f buvset-.
Iitn ;le Alarm was given, and tll: TIRE de-
,artins.i,t II Dc1soit tG*.k charge "f The ,sr,
ard ny lli.&n- 81 their steam fire engine
Yer! -t~'n cSfingui-bcd il. In d,n:: s1', how
ever, a large quantity ii water was :1t-Iwn
ul""n tic propeller, into her hold. Iilihk LII.
-aislc. and greatly dan'a-1nt. her eaE.s,.
4 There are hut two que.tius- inrolse.si this
.A>c, 10th If which tic 1ihellan,s claim ;au-s
I've determined in their taynr:
/ F;7.t. Dases Tue act cft.":sssess, Of 1851. .,T
'he clause III the bill IT taSi;nc. exeiapiing
the re=i'nncen. frus,i lass by fsTr, ,ti,rt1r,e
tiie respondent fr'm liability:
S<t'A"i. Is this Il csi>e for general a7cvaye
| e..,ltEibua:.n.
1is.. Ntciiants t-3,1rnde,l that the word
tite' in 1l.c hill Of iad;ns ard 1T tie act 4sf
CtsN-:rss Of lSSl did moi tl"ludc .n'sli.r,t tire
l aud Shat for any fir Questioned bs w:nt OF
t:;rs a't{ diligence. thu uwusrs Of tie lrs,;,r'-
:. '.E err li1,lc: 1esst The burden Of rroyin:.
e ll'r tire was mt t.e.ll.-at WAS The o~1.ss:
lhat ray fire o1currs',. os s"sat propelled l.y
st.=ln il pr. negligent; tlias a. ste4sn il i
power Introduced into tty hNtl <1f he .1oa1 l,y
ir,sa'l :::sehrv. husna., iasacity ::s.ard 1t
and n tIr it >Ifr: TINT c.',l-A{usl,cs. tle
J snca1uEc @.f the carrier lusE Is eur care and
: dlli:cH,r, u. >urh <sgarHs. as will guard thi,
':',.nap azeni; That 1n thu aac~tinn IT fact.
4 the A.at xas guilty If negligence; that thu
!, tirr: wa= nut discovered :,;ii the s,uuke hed
f'tsutae s.' iNsl,ds1a:'1e 4. tn prevent the us.
e y: the l~.ls es.~ine, thst Il there lsd !icf:
= TN rfsi"icst xatch on tie t,nat. il ~nad uu,
n liaVc attained -N,i l.cahwst before it. di,e,y
n tTy-
n Tint The fac: tia. fire .,Eeke cus aver til.
4 frt'nt 1d If ti:c t,s,ltcr di-clu-t$ either d..
j. feet in ttse tn-i rue5n,i If tte host nE IN it.
II manasse,4t-nt and liza: IN ANY evcnt the eject
Ing ii water iMta tie lre!d Of the -c>-t; AIT
npon tue t.srru :i.r:s:ty tn1iag ing it. fit III,
4 IM11F-t cf saving Lie t,E1t IL clear cast
II !f general average rsltrsh':titn, f7 the s.=.
T. ss'n titat It VOLUNTARY ~a.7if1ts. 1t Tas
II cl The cargo FIR tho s..a:sT Of The wlnt,.
.e Ctou the tirst 1,nn ssac 3irst point. 1lle a.
+ -londtn:s can:cnded ths! The exception nj
l. >'ii1c, included ;: firc .si-it. fs"n cla-e- TN
,. lNtwn, H. tlli- did, aad t.tat III. burden Q
IL !Hosf "a. on tlIr lflrian:-.
IL The Cous1 hcid III. s,,a.ter under :,iti4c
,c ,nent. but indicated That decision ni.at J..
;. I.n'Ltd for ri an earls eay.
- 1h. pltHis,C HsgMuant uf II. S. MlnsAn
es1.. Of Clare. Stetrs = Muns.a. Nas n III.
tfia:ed and ahle grview II hath tn. f.t..s AZ
" legal pe!ut@ insn!sc.l, anil excited much At
., ft''1i"n and sr,inntsn1tii"n. Mr.. 4. l:4e ais
n, for the Etsci!a1ts. naa.!e several strung faint.
d NJ. II. Z. W~i'c ef this rity and 1atlc
If S;Mu:dlnC Of Cleveland appeared for the III:
y. l.ntsjenIk.
- Tie tase 1t sar il OH. If great interest," T.
y, Is thefsr> in which tbs !,Eee;-c auet, IT.
o. arisen in court Of admiralty. Wh:n- .ietc
in ! .nfncd 1t VIII Il" sAHtt ttr.s.h settling IL
H. rtst ef aaw alYlis,! IL the principle {
r. "gcncta1 ayc:a-r.1 !; will iMpagt tu it
,.s. strength aud rtca.1iar-- enscuafcl tu n,u:t
II ply it> ln.,,+titr uri cnhance i
-. nsefuls.cs<: It will :,fro.sln c,s4ar and amp
iii remedy. frre fsnm doubtful constructions.
m ....s # voluntary rit'ec, wrsc justice a,
iii equity a~'uelT. MGre 1l.an This, II will Ie,.
nh Hin. tho t:,1ig:ticns If the carrier. anil Il
tight ftlte -hipp.s: il will adL IL tie ri:
fsncc .'f lie ee anil the security Of thu ttt,e
-,t i will ts'n'w around property. tss.t,>p,r.
IT. fspn s,rc pert to .ar'.tllsr tie Euafantice
raj ian, aEaait-f fTand:Nr negligence, and 1t II
r, :kcttly r.'nacrvc f,c Interests sf tie nut,
-, :.-.. If t4,tA1,e,cy.-