Meily Co. v. London & Lancashire Fire Ins. Co.
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
1Opinion of the Court
BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.
This is a writ of error to the Circuit Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. In that court the Meily Company, a merchandizing corporation, brought suit against the London & Lancashire Fire Insurance Company to recover on two fire insurance policies — one upon its store goods, and the other on its store fixtures. The insurance company defended, inter alia, on the ground the plaintiff had set fire to the store. The jury found for the defendant, and the plaintiff sued out this writ.
While there are numerous assignments of error, the case may be treated from the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Kirkpatrick v. Allemannia Fire Insurance Co. of PittsburghAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
- Lear v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1906
- Kirkpatrick v. Allemannia Fire InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905
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