Downey v. German Alliance Ins.
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
In Error to ihe District Court of the United States for the Northern District of West Virginia, at Martinsburg; Alston G. Dayton, Judge. Action by William W. Downey, receiver of the Stewart Vehicle Company, against the German Alliance Insurance Company and another. There was a judgment on directed verdict for defendants, and plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the Court
KNAPP, Circuit Judge.
For a detailed statement of facts reference is made to the opinion of this court in the kindred case of Hartford Fire Insurance Co. v. Downey, Receiver, 223 Fed. 707, 139 C. C. *702A. 237. On September 15, 1912, the factory and its contents of the Stewart-Vehicle Company, of Martinsburg, W. Va., were destroyed by fire. The insurance in force was $21,500 on the building, $80,500 on the stock of merchandise, and $5,500 on the machinery, or a total of $107,500, which is approximately the amount at which the loss was adjusted. The policies were all of the New York standard form,…
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