First Nat. Bank v. Fire Ass'n
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah: E. D. Shattuck, Judge. Consolidated actions by the First Nat. Bank of Portland against the Fire Association of Philadelphia and the Aachen and Munich Fire Insurance Company, on certain assigned policies of fire insurance issued to H. Wolf and Bro. Judgments for defendants from which plaintiff appeals.
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From Multnomah: E. D. Shattuck, Judge. Consolidated actions by the First Nat. Bank of Portland against the Fire Association of Philadelphia and the Aachen and Munich Fire Insurance Company, on certain assigned policies of fire insurance issued to H. Wolf and Bro. Judgments for defendants from which plaintiff appeals. Before the hearing of the case respondents filed a motion to strike from the files a transcript of the entire testimony that was attached to the bill of exceptions.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Wolverton
These actions are based upon certain policies of insurance against loss and damage by fire, and were tried together. The defense is single, and is, in effect, that the policy holders set or caused fire to be set to the property covered by the policies. The verdict and judgment were for the defendants, and plaintiff appeals.
The questions most difficult of solution arose from the examination of the witnesses David Campbell, M. Laudenklos, A. E. Austin and George H. Wemple. Campbell testified, among other things, as follows : “I was in front of the building. Should judge the flames coming out of…
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