Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors, 1799

Perkins v. Washington Insurance

Perkins v. Washington Insurance
Court for the Trial of Impeachments and Correction of Errors · Decided July 1, 1799
1 Lock. Rev. Cas. 292
Perkins v. Washington Insurance

Opinion of the Court

The Court of Errors reversed the decree and held that the company were bound to indemnify the insured, although the *293premium had not been received by them before the loss, and that the premium paid being according to their established rates, it did not lie with the company to say that they would not recognize the rate of premium or would not be satisfied with the risk, and they were accordingly decreed to indemnify the assured.

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