Caledonian Insurance v. Traub
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Carroll County. This was an action on a policy of fire insurance, covering a stock of goods contained in a brick building in Union Bridge, Maryland.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court for Carroll County. This was an action on a policy of fire insurance, covering a stock of goods contained in a brick building in Union Bridge, Maryland. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs, assessing their damages at $4,200; and, under the agreement of the parties referred to in the opinion of the Court, judgment was entered against this defendant for $1,020. The provisions of the policy relating to the estimate of a loss by appraisers, are as follows : “ This company shall not be liable beyond the actual cash value of the property at the time any loss…
1Opinion of the CourtPage, J.
This action was brought by Julius Traub & Bro., against the Caledonian Insurance Company of Scotland, to recover upon a policy of insurance issued by the latter for the loss by fire of certain property mentioned therein. The declaration alleges that on the 20th day of March, 1893, by a policy of insurance, in consideration of ten dollars, the defendant company agreed with the plaintiffs to insure to the extent of $2,000 against loss or damage by fire, their stock of goods contained in the building mentioned, and to indemnify them for all such loss as they should suffer by fire, not exceeding…
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