First National Bank v. Commercial Assurance Co.
Oregon Supreme Court
From Multnomah : Alfred F. Sears, Judge. Separate actions by the First National Bank of Portland against the Commercial Union Assurance Company, and the Phoenix Assurance Company. The two actions were tried together and plaintiff had judgment. Defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Wolverton.
These are actions to recover upon certain policies of insurance against loss or damage by fire, assigned to plaintiff by H. Wolf & Brother, a firm composed of H. Wolf and Marcus Wolf, who were the assured under the policies ; and both actions, being for losses by the same fire, were tried together in the court below. The sole defense iuterposed is that the said H. Wolf and Marcus Wolf did willfully, wrongfully and fraudulently set, and cause and procure to be set, fire to the property covered by said policy of insurance, whereby the same was burned, damaged and…
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