Palatine Insurance v. O'Brien
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal'from the Superior Court of Baltimore City(SHARP,J.) Plaintiff’s 2nd Prayer. — That the measure of damages is the actual loss of such rents, if any, from the property described in the evidence, that the jury shall find that the plaintiff has sustained, not exceeding the sum insured, from the date of the fire until such time as the premises could be restored or rebuilt, as promptly as the nature of the case would admit, with interest on such rents as they may find…
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Appeal'from the Superior Court of Baltimore City(SHARP,J.) Plaintiff’s 2nd Prayer. — That the measure of damages is the actual loss of such rents, if any, from the property described in the evidence, that the jury shall find that the plaintiff has sustained, not exceeding the sum insured, from the date of the fire until such time as the premises could be restored or rebuilt, as promptly as the nature of the case would admit, with interest on such rents as they may find accrued up to and after sixty days from the time proofs of loss were submitted to the defendant, if they so find such proofs…
1Opinion of the CourtBurke, J.
The appellee, prior to and at the time of the fire which destroyed a gréat part of the business section of Baltimore City on the 7th and 8th days of February, 1904, was the owner of three lots of ground located at numbers 4, 6 and 8 East German street in that city. These lots were improved by three brick houses rented and used for business purposes. The houses at numbers 4 and 6 East German street were rented for two hundred and thirty dollars per month, and the one at 8 East German street was rented for eighty-five dollars per month. All three houses were totally destroyed by the fire of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Prsdt. and Directors of Balto. Fire Ins. Co. v. LoneyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1862
- Riggin v. Patapsco InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1826
- Gamble v. SentmanCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1887
3Cited by19 opinions
- Anderson v. Connecticut Fire Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1950
- Shields v. Vermont Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1929
- Crook v. New York Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1910
- Young v. StephensonSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
- Beman v. Springfield Fire & Marine InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1940
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