Leeds v. Marine Insurance Company
| Decision Date | 15 March 1817 |
| Citation | 2 Wheat. 380,4 L.Ed. 266,15 U.S. 380 |
| Parties | LEEDS v. The MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY of Alexandria |
| Court | U.S. Supreme Court |
This cause was argued by Mr. Swann, for the appellants, and by Mr. Lee for the respondents.
This is a bill filed on the equity side of the circuit court of the district of Columbia, for the county of Alexandria, by the Marine Insurance Company of Alexandria against Jedediah Leeds, praying for an injunction to a judgment obtained at law in that court against the said company by William Hodgson, for the use of George F. Straas and the said Jedediah Leeds. The judgment was obtained by Hodgson on a policy of insurance, dated the 30th of September, 1799, effected by him with the said company on the brig Hope, in his own name, for George F. Straas and others, of Richmond.
The bill states that, in the year 1810, the above judgment was obtained for the use and benefit of George F. Straas, and the respondent Jedediah Leeds. That, previous to the said insurance, the said George F. Straas, and Jedediah Leeds, being owners of a vessel called the Sophia, did, through the agency of the said William Hodgson, effect an insurance on the said vessel, the Sophia; for the premium on which, amounting to 2,754 dollars, Hodgson gave his own note. That Straas paid 929 dollars in part of the premium note; and claiming a return of permium to the amount of the residue of the said note, he obtained an injunction in the court of chancery of Virginia, which was finally dissolved.
The ground on which that injunction is prayed, is, that the balance of the premium due upon the insurance of the Sophia ought to be offset, so far as it goes, against the judgment at law upon the policy of the Hope.
The answer of Leeds denies that he had any interest in the Sophia at the time the insurance mentioned in the bill was effected, or that he was in any manner concerned in that insurance. He states that within a few months after the insurance on the Hope was effected, and long before the judgment in law was obtained, he had acquired by purchase from Straas and a Mr. Trouin, the other owner of the Hope, all their interest in that vessel, and in the policy of insurance which had been effected upon her. He, therefore denies the allegation in the bill, that the judgment upon that policy was obtained for the use of Straas, or for that of any other person than himself. The answer refers to his agreements with the other owners, which are annexed to the answer as parts thereof.
William Hodgson, who was made a defendant to this bill, states, in his answer, that he received an order, in November, 1799, to effect an insurance on the Sophia and her cargo, for account of Straas and Leeds; in conformity with which order he effected the said insurance with the complainants, and gave his own note for the premium. He adds, that he always understood from Leeds that he was interested with Straas in the said insurance.
A general replication was filed; but whether to both the answers, or to the answer...
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