Legal Opinion

Best v. Safeguard Ins. Co. of N.Y.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 17, 1935No. Appeal, 121Published

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

Keller, P. J.,

Action of assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance covering household goods. The court directed a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for $1363.40.

The facts, as they appear in evidence from the relevant parts of the pleadings, offered and admitted, and from the testimony, may be stated as follows:

The household goods of the plaintiff, while contained in a dwelling rented by her from Charles Camarata, were on April 12, 1932, destroyed or seriously damaged by fire. She had two policies of insurance on them, one for $3000 in the defendant company and one for $2000 in Northern…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Grier v. Northern Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1898
  2. Overholt Et Ux. v. Reliance Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1935
  3. Livingstone v. Boston InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
  4. Hill v. Cumberland Valley Mutual Protection Co.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1868
  5. Millville Mutual Fire Ins. v. WilgusSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1879

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