Legal Opinion
Consoli v. COMMONWEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 4, 1951No. 4072PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtKenison, J.
The decision of the Trial Court that this was a “friendly fire” and was not covered by the fire insurance policies is supported by the overwhelming weight of authority in the United States. 5 Couch, Insurance, s. 1201; 20 A. L. R. 967, 68 A. L. R. 231; 45 C. J. S., Insurance, s. 809; 29 Am. Jur., s. 1016; Patterson, Cases and Materials on Insurance (1947) 410, 411; 5 Appleman, Insurance, s. 3082. The cases make a distinction between a hostile fire which is covered by the policy and a friendly fire which is not covered by the policy. Abbot, The Aleaning of Fire in an Insurance Policy against…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- O'Connor v. Queen Insurance Co. of AmericaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
- Way v. Abington Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- Lavitt v. Hartford County Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- McGraw v. Home InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914
- Mode, Ltd. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceIdaho Supreme Court · 1941
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Marcotte v. Timberlane/Hampstead School DistrictSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1999
- Catholic Medical Center v. Executive Risk Indemnity, Inc.Supreme Court of New Hampshire · 2005
- Consoli v. COMMONWEALTH INSURANCE COMPANYSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1951
- Stillman v. North American Life & Casualty Co.District Court, D. New Hampshire · 1988