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· 2/24/1840

Peters v. Warren Insurance

Citations

  • 39 U.S. 99
  • 10 L. Ed. 371
  • 14 Pet. 99
  • 1840 U.S. LEXIS 359

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  • proposing hypothetical: if vessel shipwrecked, then set on fire by natives, shipwreck and not fire would be proximate cause of loss by fire

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