Commercial Union Assur. Co. v. Dalzell
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western' District of Pennsylvania; Charles P. Orr, Judge. Actions by John Dalzell against the Commercial Union Assurance Company, Limited, and against the London & Lancashire Fire Insur-anee Company. Judgment for plaintiff in each case, arid defendants bring error.
1Opinion of the Court
J. B. McPHERSON, Circuit Judge.
These two cases -vyere tried together in the District Court, and do not need separate attention here. They arise under the following circumstances:
In June, 1907, the plaintiff, who owned a large building in Wilkins-burg, Pa., insured it for $45,000 in several companies; each of the defendants writing a policy of $2,500. In March, 1908, á fire occurred, and much damage was done. A dispute arose immediately about the amount of the loss; the plaintiff asserting the damage to be nearly $35,000, and the defendants contending for a much lower sum. In such a situation,…
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