Davis v. Carey
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY PLAINTÍEE FROM THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE CHESTER COUNTY. January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 56 October Term 1889, C. P. On October 7, 1889, Thompson Davis brought trespass against Peter G. Carey, for slanderous W02’ds spoken, filing a statement of claim averring the ownership by the plaintiff of a certai2i mill property, insured against loss by fire in certain insurance companies; that on March 18, 1889, the mill and its contents were destroyed by…
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APPEAL BY PLAINTÍEE FROM THE COURT OE COMMON PLEAS OE CHESTER COUNTY. January Term 1891, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 56 October Term 1889, C. P. On October 7, 1889, Thompson Davis brought trespass against Peter G. Carey, for slanderous W02’ds spoken, filing a statement of claim averring the ownership by the plaintiff of a certai2i mill property, insured against loss by fire in certain insurance companies; that on March 18, 1889, the mill and its contents were destroyed by fire; that thereafter, on or about June 1, 1889, and at various other times, the defendant did falsely and maliciously, in…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice Cuabk:
The plaintiff, Thompson Davis, was the owner of a three-story stone merchant grist mill, situate in Schuylkill township, Chester county. The mill was insured in the Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Chester county in the sum of $2,500, and in the AStna Fire Insurance Company in the sum of $5,000. Whilst thus insured, on March 13,1889, the mill was destroyed by fire. The defendant, Peter G. Carey, is the agent of the first-named company, and is one of the managers and adjusters thereof.
In the plaintiff’s statement of claim it is charged that about the first day of…
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