Simon v. Home Insurance

Plaintiff, a married woman, sued for insurance on a stock of goods and household articles burned March 26, 1881. The policy was issued May 28, 1883, for $1000. It was issued to L. Simon on an application signed L. Simon, and in some of its provisions uses the word his and not the word her. The plea was the general issue with special notices of defense, which were — first, that the policy was not made to plaintiff but to some other L. Simon ; second, that plaintiff did not own the property ; third, that the property was not burned, but removed; fourth, that inflammable arti*279cles, forbidden by…