Cummins v. German American Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 211, Jan. T., 1898, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Huntingdon Co., Feb. T., 1898, No. 18, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance. Before Bailey, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court.
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Appeal, No. 211, Jan. T., 1898, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Huntingdon Co., Feb. T., 1898, No. 18, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance. Before Bailey, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. Verdict and judgment for plaintiff for $1,431.27. Errors assigned were (1-11) various rulings on evidence, referred to in the opinion of the Supreme Court; (12-21) various instructions referred to in the opinion of the Supreme Court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb. Justice Dean,
On January 6, 1896, defendant issued to plaintiff a policy of insurance against fire, covering his house and barn buildings on his farm in Jackson township, Huntingdon county. Six hundred dollars was placed on the house and $1,400 on the barn. The term of insurance was three years. On September 16, 1897, the barn was destroyed by fire. Notice of the loss was immediately given the company; an adjuster visited the property soon after, but as the assured was absent, nothing was done. A special agent of the company then met Cummins, the latter demanded the face of his…
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