Schroeder v. Trade Insurance Co. Camden

This was an action of assumpsit, brought by William Schroeder, against the Trade Insurance Company of Camden, New Jersey, to recover for a loss under a policy of insurance against fire. The trial before the county court, without a jury, resulted in a judgment for the defendant, which was affirmed by the Appellate Court for the First District, and the plaintiff appealed to this court.

Neither the pleadings nor the evidence, at the trial, are embodied in the record, but in lieu thereof there is an agreed statement of the pleadings and facts. It is admitted that the plaintiff filed a proper…