Miller v. California Insurance

Citations

• 76 Cal. 145
• 18 P. 155
• 1888 Cal. LEXIS 842

Syllabus

<p>Marine Insurance—Explosion oe Boiler — Perils op Sea.—A loss occasioned to a steamboat by the bursting of its boiler is nota loss caused by the “perils of the sea,” within the meaning of a marine policy insuring against such perils.</p> <p>Id.—Liability Imposed by Customs op Insurance—Pleading. — In an action to recover for a loss occasioned by the bursting of the boiler, under a clause in the policymaking the insurer liable for losses “for which insurers are liable by the rules and customs of insurance ” in a particular place, the complaint must allege that, by the customs of insurance in that place, insurers are liable for losses caused by the explosions of boilers.</p>