Hartford Fire Ins. Co. v. Armstrong

Appellee recovered a judgment against appellant in the sum of $85 on a fire insurance policy contract for damages to his dwelling, caused by smoke and soot from a fire originating in his oil heater. It appears from the proof that smoke and soot reached seven of the ten rooms of the dwelling and that plaintiff suffered damages thereby to his house and furniture is not questioned, though the evidence of the amount is in dispute.

The oil heater in the kitchen had two wicks, which some one had evidently turned up too-high. A cord was over this heater, on which were some rags, and plaintiff’s…