Murray Bernard Industries, Inc. v. East & West Ins. Co

DUFFY, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff brought this suit upon a certain policy of fire insurance alleged to have been issued by the defendant insurance company insuring plaintiff against loss by fire damage on certain of its personal property located in a factory at Rockford, Illinois. Defendant denied liability on the ground that the insurance policy had been cancelled before the fire loss occurred. The issues were tried by the court. This appeal is from the judgment favorable to the defendant.

Plaintiff was engaged in the business of selling specialty furniture. After obtaining orders for a certain…