Sparks v. National Union Fire Insurance
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Action on insurance policy; from city court of Thomasville— Judge W. H. Hammond. January 14, 1918. This was a suit on an insurance policy covering certain household furniture. The policy states that the property described therein is insured only while contained in the dwelling house situated at 303 N. Dawson St., Thomasville, Ga., “and not elsewhere.”
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Action on insurance policy; from city court of Thomasville— Judge W. H. Hammond. January 14, 1918. This was a suit on an insurance policy covering certain household furniture. The policy states that the property described therein is insured only while contained in the dwelling house situated at 303 N. Dawson St., Thomasville, Ga., “and not elsewhere.” From the plaintiff’s evidence it appears that on January 29th, 1917, the dwelling house described, in which the insured goods were stored, was- partially destroyed by fire, together with a portion of the goods thus insured; that the roof of the…
1Opinion of the CourtJenkins, J.
(After stating the foregoing facts). It will be seen' by the terms of the policy sued upon that the goods therein named were insured only while contained in the dwelling house situated at 303 North Dawson Street, Thomasville, Georgia, “and not elsewhere,” except that in case of fire, where the goods insured were so endangered as to require removal to a place of safety, the goods thus removed to the new location were covered by the policy for the ensuing five days only. Thus, under the terms of the policy, the plaintiff’s goods which were removed to the Stúart Hotel on January 39, 1917, were…
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