Legal Opinion
J. Purdy Cope Hotels Co. v. Fidelity-Phenix Fire Insurance
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Decided March 1, 1937No. Appeal, 20PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Keller, P. J.,
The question involved in this appeal is a narrow one. It relates, only, to the date from which interest should be calculated in arriving at the amount of the plaintiff’s verdict in an action on a policy of fire insurance.
We shall not confuse matters by stating in detail all the steps and proceedings taken in this long-drawn out litigation, but only enough of them to form a basis for considering the question involved.
The plaintiff, J. Purdy Cope Hotels Company,—the other plaintiff is the holder of a mortgage protected by a standard mortgagee clause—owned and operated a…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Commonwealth v. Great American Indemnity Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1933
- Dana v. . FiedlerNew York Court of Appeals · 1854
- West Republic Mining Co. v. Jones & LaughlinsSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1885
- Richards v. Citizens Natural Gas Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1889
- Western & A. Pipe Lines v. Home Ins., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Washington County1891
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3Cited by38 opinions
- The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania v. Lexington Insurance Company v. Affiliated Risk Control Administrators of Pennsylvania, Inc. And Insurance Company of North America, Aetna Insurance Company, Cigna Companies and Johnson & Higgins of Pennsylvania, Inc. And Alexander & Alexander, Inc. And Duane Morris & Heckscher, a Pennsylvania Partnership and McCabe James J. Esquire Individually and Medical Professional Liability Catastrophe Loss FundCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
- Palmgreen v. Palmer's Garage, Inc.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1955
- Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins. v. Board of Ed.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1948
- Berkeley Inn, Inc. v. Centennial InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1980
- Nagle Engine & Boiler Works v. ErieSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1944
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