Bole v. New Hampshire Fire Ins.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 100, Oct. T., 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1892, No. 268, on verdict for plaintiffs, John Bole and George M. Bole, assignees of Hugh M. Bole. Assumpsit on policy of fire insurance. There were ten cases tried together on similar policies of insurance against different fire insurance companies. All of the cases involved the same facts.
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Appeal, No. 100, Oct. T., 1893, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. No. 2, Allegheny Co., Oct. T., 1892, No. 268, on verdict for plaintiffs, John Bole and George M. Bole, assignees of Hugh M. Bole. Assumpsit on policy of fire insurance. There were ten cases tried together on similar policies of insurance against different fire insurance companies. All of the cases involved the same facts. The jury returned the following special verdict: “We find for the plaintiffs in each of the above cases in the sum of eight hundred dollars without interest, subject to the opinion of the court on the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mb,. Justice Williams,
Hugh M. Bole, a manufacturer in the city of Pittsburgh, made a deed of assignment for the benefit of creditors in April, 1891. The plaintiffs are the assignees. At the time of the assignment H. M. Bole held a number of policies of insurance upon his building, machinery and materials, which did not ex*56pire until the 24th day of October following. On or about the day on which the policies expired the broker through whom they were obtained visited the premises to see about their renewal. The machinery was not then in operation and had not been for some days, but…
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