Freedman v. Fire Ass'n
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 197, July T., 1895, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Bradford Co., Sept. T., 1892, No. 631, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance. Before Peck, P. J. In addition to the facts stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court, the following letter was admitted in evidence: “ Williamsport, Pa., May 28,1892. “ R. Freedman, Athens, Pa.
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Appeal, No. 197, July T., 1895, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Bradford Co., Sept. T., 1892, No. 631, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance. Before Peck, P. J. In addition to the facts stated in the opinion of the Supreme Court, the following letter was admitted in evidence: “ Williamsport, Pa., May 28,1892. “ R. Freedman, Athens, Pa. “Madam: — We are in receipt of papers purporting to be proofs of loss under policy No. 1,322,576, Tunkhannock, Pa., agency. By reference to your policy you will learn that it is necessary to have the magistrate residing nearest…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Fell,
The policy of insurance upon which suit was brought was upon a stock of general merchandise in a country store. It was insured as the property of R. Freedman. It was owned by Rosa Freedman, a married woman, and was in charge of her brother-in-law, Louis Freedman, who conducted the business at the store. She resided with her husband some fifty miles distant from the place where the business was carried on, and gave it no supervision whatever. The evidence at the trial was uncontradicted that the insurance had been procured by her agent on the representation made to…
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