 | Great Britain. Court of King's Bench, James Burrow - Law reports, digests, etc - 1812 - 648 pages
...particulars objected were not mentioned, is n ell founded. First. Insurance is a contract upon speculation. The special facts, upon which the contingent chance...only : the under-writer trusts to his representation, and proceeds upon confidence that he does not keep back any circumstance in his knowledge, to mislead... | |
 | James Allan Park - Bottomry and respondentia - 1817 - 848 pages
...founded. " First. Insurance is a contract upon speculation. TTie special facts, upon which the risk is to be computed, lie most commonly in the knowledge...of the insured only. The underwriter trusts to his statement, and proceeds upon confidence, that he does not keep back any circumstances within his knowledge,... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - Marine insurance - 1822 - 1008 pages
...His Lordship said, " Assurance is a contract upon speculation. The special facts, upon which the risk is to be computed, lie most commonly in the knowledge of the assured only. The underwriter trusts to his statement, and proceeds upon confidence, tli. '.l he does... | |
 | James Kent - 1826-1830 - 1827 - 544 pages
...insurance contract, the special facts, as Lord Mansfield has observed, Carter v. Boehm, 3 Burr. 1905. upon which the contingent chance is to be computed,...know.ledge of the insured only. " The underwriter trutts to hit representation," and proceeds upon confidence that he does not keep back any circumstance... | |
 | George Beaumont - Fire insurance - 1833 - 134 pages
...BI. Rep. 463. (c) " Insurance is a contract upon speculation. The special facts upon which the risk is to be computed lie most commonly in the knowledge...of the insured only. The underwriter trusts to his statement, and proceeds upon confidence that he does not keep back any circumstances within his knowledge... | |
 | Jasper Adams - Christian ethics - 1837 - 554 pages
...known to act, and professes to act, upon the information of the insured. In this kind of contract, the special facts, upon which the contingent chance is to be computed, lie almost always in the knowledge of the insured only. The insurer trusts to his representation, and proceeds... | |
 | Elisha Hammond - Fire insurance - 1840 - 200 pages
...Insurance is a contract upon speculation, the special facts upon which the risk is to be computed lie commonly in the knowledge of the insured only, the underwriter trusts to his statement, and proceeds upon confidence that he does not keep back any circumstances within his knowledge... | |
 | John William Smith - Law reports, digests, etc - 1841 - 744 pages
...particulars objected were not mentioned, is well founded. First. Insurance is a contract upon speculation. The special facts, upon which the contingent chance...only : the underwriter trusts to his representation, and proceeds upon confidence that he does not keep back any circumstance in his knowledge, to mislead... | |
 | Archibald John Stephens - Arbitration and award - 1842 - 998 pages
...Carter v. J5oeAm'(8), in which his lordship observed, "First, insurance is a contract upon speculation. The special facts upon which the contingent chance is to be computed, lie most commonly in the xne keeping knowledge of the insured only. The underwriter trusts to his represent- back material ation,... | |
 | Francis Hildyard - Insurance law - 1845 - 894 pages
...founded. " First. Insurance is a contract upon speculation. The special facts, upon which the risk is to be computed, lie most commonly in the knowledge...of the insured only. The underwriter trusts to his statement, and proceeds upon confidence, that he does not keep back any circumstances within his knowledge,... | |
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