Southern Fire Insurance v. Knight
Supreme Court of Georgia
Action on insurance policy. Before Judge .Calhoun. City court of Atlanta. September term, 1899.
1Opinion of the CourtCobb, J.
M. A. & L. L. Knight brought suit against the Southern Fire Insurance Company upon a policy of fire-insurance. The case came on for trial, and. at the conclusion of the testimony for the plaintiffs the defendant made a motion for a nonsuit, which the court overruled. The case proceeded to trial, and resulted in a verdict, for the plaintiffs. The defendant brings the case here upon a bill of exceptions assigning error upon the refusal of the court to grant a nonsuit.
1. The policy which was the foundation of the action contained a clause which provided that “if fire occur, the insured shall…
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