Standard Fur Cutting Co. v. Caledonian Insurance

The complaint alleged and the defendant admitted that machinery, equipment, stock and other personal property contained in the plaintiff’s fur-cutting factory in Danbury, were insured under a policy issued by the defendant and that, on March 3d, 1927, practically all of the property was destroyed by fire. The defendant interposed several special defenses, one of which—the third—alleged breach of a provision in the policy requiring maintenance of watchman service in a specified manner. We confine our present attention to this defense, and recite only those of the facts found which pertain…