Ludwig v. . the Jersey City Insurance Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial district, setting aside a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and ordering a new trial.
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Appeal from an order of the General Term of the Supreme Court, in the first judicial district, setting aside a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, and ordering a new trial. Defendant issued to plaintiff a policy of insurance, dated May 21st, 1863, by which it insured him against loss or damage by fire, to the amount of $2,000, on his stock of books, * * paper stock, stereotype plates stored, but not in use, and on the store fixtures, all contained in the first story of the five-story brick building situated at No. 39 Centre street, in the city of New York. On the first of May, 1864, plaintiff…
1Opinion of the Court
Hunt, C.
At the close of the evidence, the defendant moved for a dismissal of the complaint upon the ground that the defendant only insured the goods of the plaintiff upon the first floor of the building Ho. .39 Centre street. This motion was denied, and it is upon this point that the question presented for decision arises. Ho point was made at the trial that the person to whom notice of the change of location of the goods was given was not a proper person for that purpose. It was not suggested that he had not sufficient authority to receive the notice and to act upon it. Ho such suggestion…
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