Aldous v. National Ben Franklin Fire Ins.
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 319, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Clearfield Co., Dec. T., 1915, No. 83, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of D. F. Aldous, Principal, and Fred Loeb and Norman Loeb, as their interests may appear, v. National Ben Franklin Fire Insurance Company, of Pittsburgh, Pa. Assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance. Before Bell, P..J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 319, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Clearfield Co., Dec. T., 1915, No. 83, on verdict for plaintiffs in case of D. F. Aldous, Principal, and Fred Loeb and Norman Loeb, as their interests may appear, v. National Ben Franklin Fire Insurance Company, of Pittsburgh, Pa. Assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance. Before Bell, P..J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiffs for $1,048. Defendant appealed. Error assigned was in refusing binding instructions for defendant.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Henderson, J.,
Fred Loeb and Norman Loeb were dealers in real estate and in some cases sold property to purchasers on small hand payments, the deferred payments being arranged as installments extending through a period of years. On September 18,1908, they sold a house and lot by article of agreement to D. F. Aldous and Mary Ann Aldous, his wife, one dollar of the purchase-money being paid at the signing of the agreement; payments of ten or more dollars a month to be made thereafter until the full consideration of $1,170 would be paid. On November 3, 1908, the vendors obtained from…
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