Specktor v. Victory Ins. Co.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Kephart,

Plaintiff sued to recover the full amount of a fire insurance policy. A verdict for such sum was recovered in the court below, and the insurance company appeals.

The question at issue was the quantity and value of the goods destroyed by fire. Plaintiff having offered in evidence the policy, and the proof of loss to show a compliance with its terms, then presented an inventory of merchandise taken before the fire, followed by proof of goods destroyed, with their value. It is urged that the inventory was not the best evidence to show the stock on hand, the books of…