· 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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