Polizzi v. Commercial Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 171, Oct. T., 1916, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Armstrong Co., Sept. T., 1914, No. 170, on verdict for plaintiff, in case of Carmello Polizzi v. Commercial Fire Insurance Company, a corporation of tbe District of Columbia. Assumpsit on a fire insurance policy. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $3,260 and judgment thereon. Defendant appealed. Errors assigned were rulings on evidence and instructions to the jury. -
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Me. Justice Moschzisker,
November 13, 1913, the plaintiff, a country storekeeper, procured from the defendant company a policy of fire insurance on his stock of merchandise. On the night of December 2,1913, the building occupied by the plaintiff, and its contents, were destroyed by fire; he was upon the premises at the time, but professed entire *301ignorance as to the origin of the fire. On December 19, 1913, a Mr. Zieg, an insurance adjuster employed by the plaintiff, met with a Mr. Hepler, an agent of the defendant company, and discussed the subject of the loss. Jam uary 23, 1914,…
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