Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, 1799

Wakefield v. Martin

Wakefield v. Martin
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · Decided February 15, 1799
3 Mass. 558

Wakefield v. Martin

Opinion of the Court

The Court,

after taking time, pronounced their opinion unant, mously, that the assignment, though without the knowledge or assent of the underwriter, vested an equitable right in the assignee; and. therefore, they discharged the trustees (1).

[Sed vide Carroll vs. Boston Marine Insurance Company, 8 Mass. R. 515.— Lazarus vs. The Commonwealth Insurance Company, 5 Pick. 76.—Brichta vs. The La Fayette Insurance Company, 2 Hall, 372.—Ed.]

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