Burge Bros. v. Greenwich Insurance
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Barry Circuit Court. — Hoot. H. G. Pepper, Judge. (1) Respondents’ fraudulent claims and false swearing are sufficient to defeat the- action.
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Appeal from Barry Circuit Court. — Hoot. H. G. Pepper, Judge. (1) Respondents’ fraudulent claims and false swearing are sufficient to defeat the- action. Pearl F. Burge admittedly swore falsely concerning the subject of the insurance, notably in this, that he testified that the respondents had maintained the stock at not less than the value of $6,000 or $7,000 and as high-as $8,500 from early in 1891 to the date of the loss, and yet he made oath that the value was $2,000 in. the spring of 1901; and well informed, disinterested men put the value at about $3,500 to $4,000 at most, when he…
1Opinion of the CourtGoode, J.
The defendant, issued a policy of insurance for $1,000, dated June 2, 1901, insuring plaintiffs’ stock of general merchandise contained in a building in the town of Purdy, for one year from that date. The merchandise was consumed by fire February 28, 1902, and as the loss was not settled, this action was instituted to compel payment.
Plaintiffs, Henry and Pearl F. Burge, composed a partnership. Proofs of loss were prepared by B. F. Collins, the company’s regular adjuster, and were sworn to by W. D. Burge, father of the plaintiffs, hut not a member of the firm. He had been employed in the…
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