New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-02-02
LIABILITIES OF MARINE INSURANCE COM
pANIIS.

PANIEs.
In the case Of BENJAMIN T. Folsom agt. The
Mercantile Mutual Insurance Company, tried IN the L.
1 Circuit Court Judge Batchford decided yesterday,
that agency the master Of vessel closes with her
loss that his ncgccng give information Of such loss
10 her owner does not vaic policy OF insurance, and
that the defense Of conccament Of facts is set MP
the conccalmcnt must be shown aiirmatveyy. In the
course Of a long decision, Judge B'atchi"rd Said
rr,io 'rs Msrt lsp 10 Jan 1870 on ne shoon.r Beri
vh he master nor upon Whit 'oyaf she VS. "tn 10,
premium va, p pr cent L. a'o eont3a the written chm
Pa to qG the s,r 20 o. %o a,5 I re s an.
G Y T T no a la, ~, IT b John Orlando 81, her MISTER sailed
FROM Bo.tn on Feb Ia fhc schooner was lost On
he th OF February tr iuac Bneha,en eer 70 The
AnE Vic VA. one Of e ,h schooner Philadelphia
master wrote another r 70 e Pl1l g,in{ nler lilra.s
to y fr TEL gram the Un,ei Stats ON ieb
Z. there Ts' |p. ,gt. i , in SsaYok sad tie ria.
f ~ leILi, ,r,p dispatch in tlese vOul.. 'lIerro,
landed Begehs'en Th ai-p.eh ss ,een tL, he
m Irsicl from of the newspapers n Seslo by cer,
De dispatch 10 large letter he word "oH rdo IT."
G.a ip,s ,l o r ,'ros 20 ,e dispatch or To- Il, publ
cation Al The time OF asinS 'h spc'og he knss t9' Iol Or
iI e shpIu. used b7 the defendants 60 i- ZINE
INA, baier va noted schooner Orlando Motel Il.
,er a,o oituo Of re .clooHer B. f. Poison and h'
IL ea,s to recover BIZ. proper claim is +i"' with in'ee'' iroa
made an l lost no LOST not e policy il insurance
rr,,r tool effect. anil dc plaintiff cannot recover
THIS view Vol the schooner la been lost before January
Jnua 1910 tisa r,k for the whole oi ts prol 1d the pr
MUM psi1 M Che whole Il" te fchoolft "as sii' lamar
1903 e d,elsnt' utrd bee 'i'et, ron ihS time me s'r-
let Of Jsnuar 1909 within he term n the contract 20 that
In the .e.eu ho that cher Marty knew he when
the police i.ue 'ni Che pole. a be rotT.e - eo'tfp s9
los which ocrrrl after January 1907 although before flfh T. o
II ueI defense that the plaintiff conc rd rom ne Hdt n'
msc known iim a. much ~ h- dd rot Morn t'm h's
the policy that Le name Of he master rs John Orlando ah
tb sael BHeuo- Aues and thst h. mad tt,h
published n tie paper The Io'- Of ibc o,nao t ~.
iac. alleged have been concealed we're m1e yet me defense OF
eouoeameu b made ont hmtu'el by ne under
urter. The defendant. shown tlt the plaintiff d not
% nrr VA John Orlando and s, she bad sailed for Bueuo
4yle DO such evidence u mus! f ASSUMED inst tht
defendants advised ol Ee~ rs rs 10 me ujhh aoW 'e
O-do and publication. she de.enus knew II No. snd boil
copy Of j. ID her q'ssr l'9A. ~ ''ee ., Oh, inr me,
fact know ledge The defendants Ind rs 10 Who Ne the master 81"
the ooon voyage sle 10 canno b regarded
~ cuacllnri OF c material 10 the 20 i TIE ranI ad not
the delcnHts 2" Tie dsp OF ." IT, puh'h
Mo- had ,lr adv &c. that BE- bad canno b.
ear lei % matsis With the Dispatch The ac Of what voyage
nj Dc fu.on of material which the piiBtfha lie
bour TO coumu4, defendants intelligence known 6" then
M evidence is yr to show premium stated the policy
Gte without roacr any toe te facts ALLEGED 10 bae bgeh con
the Court s 10 tue aece o. ~ ta,r ms i
reasonably poahe with knowledge Of hese hrce aets TIE de-
PENDANTS would have declined the sA or AAe hshei s oil premium
.B that which the policy ELECTED " va AaHsa ma Na
the duty Of the master communists by aegGsph the
/ los Of the schooner as soon - It an'ell o. bieut
/ haven contrary 70 The deFf"h ol he NnPi,Ir
CON, n the General ttrrest nsaHe COMPANY In that
se the vessel HE insurance eh'e but the
Known 10 her owner ana sn'h iIofAkoe '-e
oa " her ma'lr q" ali% be 0Nt "i IN "''
order that the insurance might BE- el'te nul we oo9ll Il
bc los did not occur through any IN ~oi u OF ne ,n ~"
m tst II e .upUrclg intelligence 81 i loss b. was not
Of the for any purpose connected WIN pouns We
ursBc. and she agency Of ib ssef ces,l Nh ns % G
,es.el ~ that here obligation resting GA BIN 10 mi"h 'r
osner of the po'r' violated The decision 10 hai
falls h present case Sn lo h' l'iiN " VIZ 'V ."
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