Insurance Co. v. Weide
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota; the case was thus: In October, 1866, the Home Insurance Company insured, for the term of one year, against fire, a stock of groceries and other merchandise owned by C. & J. Weide, and which were contained in a storehouse occupied by them in the city of St. Paul. In February, 1867, the storehouse aud its contents were burnt, and this suit was brought to recover for the loss of the stock of goods.
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Error to the Circuit Court for the District of Minnesota; the case was thus: In October, 1866, the Home Insurance Company insured, for the term of one year, against fire, a stock of groceries and other merchandise owned by C. & J. Weide, and which were contained in a storehouse occupied by them in the city of St. Paul. In February, 1867, the storehouse aud its contents were burnt, and this suit was brought to recover for the loss of the stock of goods. At the trial the main question in issue was the extent of the loss. As most of the books were destroyed, and the defendants had introduced…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Davis
Although we agree with Lord Ellenborough, “ that the rules of evidence must expand according to the exigencies of society,” * yet it is not necessary to introduce any innovation upon these rules in order to hold that this evidence should have been admitted. It is true there are no reported cases on the subject, but on principle its admissibility can be sustained.
It is well settled that if the evidence offered conduces in any reasonable degree to establish the probability or improbability of the fact in controversy, it should go to the jury. It would be a narrow rule, and not conducive to the…
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