Legal Opinion

Glessner v. Neshannock Mutual Fire Insurance

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided May 18, 1938No. Appeal, 189PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Schaffer,

This is an action on a fire insurance policy issued by defendant to plaintiff covering certain real and personal property on a farm, the legal title to which was in her at the time a fire consumed the barn and personalty. The jury rendered a verdict in plaintiff’s favor and from judgment entered thereon defendant appeals.

The issue in the case is whether plaintiff at the time of the fire was the unconditional and sole owner of the property insured and whether any change had taken place in the interest, title or possession of the subjects of insurance. This issue…

2Cases cited20 opinions

  1. Fedas v. Insurance Co. of PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1930
  2. Imperial F. Ins. v. DunhamSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
  3. Simons v. Safety Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1923
  4. Vancouver Nat. Bank v. Law Union & Crown Ins.U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Oregon · 1907
  5. William Zoller Co. v. Hartford Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1922

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Pfeiffer v. Grocers Mutual InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1977
  2. Burgoon v. Conemaugh Valley Mutual Fire InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  3. Campbell v. National-Ben Franklin Fire InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1938
  4. Kahn v. GriscomSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1940

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