Chambers v. Atlas Insurance
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Action on a policy of fire insurance; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County. Complaint demurred to, and held by the court (Andrews, J.,') insufficient, and judgment rendered for the defendants. Appeal by the plaintiff. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. cited Hay v. Star Ins. Co., 77 N. York, 242; Steen v. Niagara Ins. Co., 89 id., 320; Chandler v. St. Paul Ins. Co., 21 Minn., 88; Westchester Ins. Co. v. Dodge, 44 Mich., 423; Killips v. Putnam Ins.
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Action on a policy of fire insurance; brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County. Complaint demurred to, and held by the court (Andrews, J.,') insufficient, and judgment rendered for the defendants. Appeal by the plaintiff. The case is sufficiently stated in the opinion. cited Hay v. Star Ins. Co., 77 N. York, 242; Steen v. Niagara Ins. Co., 89 id., 320; Chandler v. St. Paul Ins. Co., 21 Minn., 88; Westchester Ins. Co. v. Dodge, 44 Mich., 423; Killips v. Putnam Ins. Co., 28 Wis., 484; Black v. Winneshiek Ins. Co., 31 id., 74; Stout v. City Fire Ins. Co., 12 Iowa, 385; Barber v. Wheeling…
1Opinion of the CourtPardee, J.
The plaintiffs took from the defendant a policy of insurance against loss by fire, to be in force from January 1st to December 31st, 1881. On September 1st of that year the property covered by it was injured by fire. The plaintiffs instituted this' suit for the recovery of damages. The defendant demurred and had judgment; the plaintiffs appeal.
The policy contains the following provisions: — “Payment of losses shall be due in sixt3r days after the proofs required by this company shall have been received at this office, and the loss shall have been satisfactorily ascertained and proved as…
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