Tisdell v. New Hampshire Fire Insurance
The Superior Court of the City of New York and Buffalo
Appeal from jury term. Action by Abner G-. Tisdell against the New Hampshire Fire Insurance Company on a fire insurance policy. From a judgment entered on a verdict directed by the court in favor of defendant, plaintiff appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtFreedman, J.
This action was brought by the plaintiff, as the surviving partner of the firm of Tisdell & Whittlesey, upon a policy of fire insurance issued by defendant to plaintiff’s firm. The policy was in the form prescribed by the laws of the state of New York, commonly called a New York standard policy of fire insurance. At the trial the only question remaining in dispute was whether there had been a valid cancellation of the policy before the fire. The learned judge who presided at the trial was of the opinion that the evidence had established such cancellation, and for that reason directed a…
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