Maisel v. Fire Ass'n of Philadelphia
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the Fire Association of Philadelphia, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Erie on the 30th day of November, 1900, upon- the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court. There is no appeal from the order denying the motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
1Opinion of the CourtSpring, J.
This action is founded upon a standard fire insurance policy issued by the defendant to the plaintiff March 20, 1899, and which contains this clause: “ $1,500.00 on stock of furniture of every description, including mirrors, brackets, desks, lounges, mattresses, springs, ana such other stock as usually kept for sale in a retail furniture store, while contained in tho brick building and additions attached situate No. 967 on the south side of Broadway, Buffalo,, N„ Y.”
The plaintiff was engaged in the retail furniture business, occupying a brick store fronting on Broadway in the city of Buffalo,…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Rickerson v. . Hartford Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Cargill v. Millers' & Manufacturers' Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1885
- Home Mutual Insurance Co. of California v. RoeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1888
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- Buse v. National Ben Franklin Insurance Co. of Pittsburg, Penn.New York Supreme Court · 1916
- Ferguson v. Lumbermen's InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1907
- Alterman v. Home InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1921