Matson Nav. Co. v. War Damage Corp.’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “The entire history of the legislation, viewed in the background of its origin and objectives, convincingly exhibits a general Congressional intent to extend reasonable free government protection against loss from enemy attack, to property in the United States, its territories and possessions, and to goods undergoing transportation between these points — until a system of paid insurance contemplated thereby had been put in operation; and to thereafter extend similar protection under contract of insurance with premium payment, except as to goods in transit insurable by the United States Maritime Commission. Coverage at any time by the War Damage Corporation, of the vehicle of maritime transportation— the vessel itself — was never within the contemplation of Congress.”

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