Edelson v. Norwich Union Fire Insurance
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 110, Oct. T., 1914, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lancaster Co., Jan. T., 1913, No. 88, on verdict for defendant in case of Harry Edelson v. The Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company, Limited. Assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance. Before Hassler, J. The court charged in part as follows: The policy of insurance, under which the plaintiff claims in this case, provides that he shall do two things, among others, when there is a fire.
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Appeal, No. 110, Oct. T., 1914, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lancaster Co., Jan. T., 1913, No. 88, on verdict for defendant in case of Harry Edelson v. The Norwich Union Fire Insurance Company, Limited. Assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance. Before Hassler, J. The court charged in part as follows: The policy of insurance, under which the plaintiff claims in this case, provides that he shall do two things, among others, when there is a fire. He first shall give immediate notice to the company, which the law has defined to be notice within a reasonable time, and, second, he shall,…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Trexler, J.,
This is a claim of loss by fire of property insured by the defendant company. The property consisted of plumber’s stock, tools and fixtures. At the trial plaintiff contended that the loss being entire, proof of it was not required, citing Lycoming County Mutual Ins. Co. v. Schollenberger, 44 Pa. 259, and the question as to whether there had been a total loss was submitted to the jury who found for the defendant company. As was said by the learned trial judge in refusing a new trial, this was giving the plaintiff a chance when he should have had none for as pointed out by…
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