Legal Opinion
Sebring v. Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance
New York Court of Appeals
Decided February 10, 1931PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Brien, J.
Plaintiff owns a farm in Tioga county situated a few miles from the village of Owego. He testified that during the year 1921 or 1922 he purchased it for the sum of $11,500 and within a year or two improved it by the erection of a large barn costing $10,000. In the year 1926 the land with all improvements was assessed at $4,800, and defendant’s real estate experts estimated its market value in that year at $8,000. Since its purchase by plaintiff, the farm has never earned. a profit. Not since the barn was built has any stock been kept on the farm. The principal produce was hay. Until July,…
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