Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance v. Kearney
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT. The case is stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This action was brought to recover the amount alleged to be due on two policies of fire insurance issued by the Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance Company — one dated, June 15, 1894, for $2500 and the other dated February 11,1895, for $1000 —each policy covering such losses as might be sustained by the insured, Kearney & Wyse, in consequence of the destruction by fire of their stock of hardware in the town of Ardmore, Indian Territory.
Each policy contained the following clause, called the iron-safe clause: “ The assured under this policy hereby covenants and agrees to keep a set of…
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