Kingston v. Girard
Kingston v. Girard
Opinion of the Court
— If the vessel, after her release, remained at Martinique, to which she was carried by the captor, longer than was necessary to prepare for her voyage, and for the purpose of trading, it was a deviation ; and the policy is void.
Whether the extraordinary expense incurred for seaman’s wages, provisions, &c., during the detention of the vessel, upon a capture as prize, is a subject of general average, forms an important question. In the case of Jones v. Insurance Company of North America, we decided, unanimously (and our opinion is strengthened by mature reflection), that such expenses, during an embargo in a foreign port, in the course of the voyage insured, are not general average, but a charge upon the freight, for which the underwriters upon the freight alone must furnish an indemnity.
Jones v. Insurance Co., was reversed by the high court of errors and appeals, in 2 Binn. 547
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