Fair v. Manhattan Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Actions oe contract to recover for alleged losses by fire under three policies of insurance, one issued by each of the defendant companies. The actions were tried together.
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Actions oe contract to recover for alleged losses by fire under three policies of insurance, one issued by each of the defendant companies. The actions were tried together. The Manhattan Insurance Company insured the plaintiff against loss or damage by fire “ on stock of dry goods and other merchandise, hazardous and extra hazardous, his own or held by him in trust or on commission, or sold but not delivered, contained in the frame building known as Hunt Building, situate on Main Street in the village of Northampton, Mass., as per plan filed in this office, and on his store furniture and…
1Opinion of the CourtMorton, J.
The policies of the Manhattan Insurance Company and of the Greenwich Insurance Company each describe the property insured as a “ stock of dry goods and other merchandise hazardous and extra hazardous, his own or held by him in trust or on commission, or sold but not delivered, contained in the frame building known as Hunt Building, situate on Main Street in Northampton, as per plan.” The policy of the Market Insurance Company contains substantially the same description except that there is no reference to a plan. At the time the policies were issued, the main floor of the building was divided…
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- Quincy Trust Co. v. TaylorMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1944
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