Kern Brewing Co. v. Royal Insurance
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to St. Clair; Vance, J. Assumpsit by the Kern Brewing Company against the Royal Insurance Company on a fire policy. From a judgment for defendant on verdict directed by the court, plaintiff brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMontgomery, C. J.
Plaintiff signed proofs of loss by a fire, to which a schedule and apportionment were attached fixing defendant’s liability at $1,104.32. Plaintiff claims not to have known of this schedule and apportionment at the time of the signature, and that the policy and the amount of the whole loss show that defendant’s proportion should have been greater. Defendant introduced testimony tending to show that plaintiff signed the proofs *40of loss with a full understanding of their contents, and admitted that defendant’s policy covered the stock .in but one building, instead of two, as it now claims.…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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