Sun Insurance v. Earle

Graves, Oh. J.

This is a writ of error brought to reverse a judgment *407of the circuit court for the county of Kent, which the defendants in error recovered on a policy of fire insurance 'issued to them by the company.

The defendants in error were partners, and owned and ran á quantity of machinery situated in a building belonging to one Earle, in Grand Rapids. The property seems to- have been worth from twelve to thirteen thousand dollars. On the 8th of March, 1873, Earle applied to one Grosby, an insurance agent at Grand Rapids, for five thousand dollars insurance. Crosby issued a- policy in the…