Bertine v. North River Insurance Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, The North River Insurance Company of the City of New York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of New York on the 2d day of April, 1917, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, J.:
The action is brought upon an insurance policy for the recovery of the value of certain patterns which were owned *867by the American Autopress Company and which were destroyed by fire. The plaintiff is the assignee of said Auto-press Company, whose place of business is in the borough of Manhattan, its business being to manufacture machinery and printing presses, the latter being known as “autopresses.” In this business certain patterns were used. These patterns were sent to the Syracuse foundry to have the parts made in accordance therewith, and the completed parts were returned to the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Harper v. . the Albany Mutual Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Adams v. New York Bowery Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1892
- Lovewell v. Westchester Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1878
3Cited by1 opinion
- Breen v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1924