National Union Fire Insurance v. Epstein

This is an appeal by the National Union Fire Insurance Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from a judgment in favor of E. E. and Mary Epstein upon a policy of fire insurance and from an order denying its motion for a new trial.

The facts shown by the record are substantially these: On October 4, 1926, Mary and E. E. Epstein purchased from M. H. Baskin, Jr., under a contract of sale for a consideration of $4,500, a small tract of land north of Phoenix upon which was located a dwelling-house. Seven hundred and fifty' dollars of this amount was paid down and the balance of $3,750 was to be…