Forester v. Teutonia Fire Insurance
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 14, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Potter Co., Dec. T., 1911, No. 175, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Jesse J. Forester to use of John Coulston v. Teutonia Fire Insurance Company. Assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance. Before Ormerod, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court.
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Appeal, No. 14, Oct. T., 1914, by defendant, from judgment of O. P. Potter Co., Dec. T., 1911, No. 175, on verdict for plaintiff in case of Jesse J. Forester to use of John Coulston v. Teutonia Fire Insurance Company. Assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance. Before Ormerod, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Plaintiff presented the following points: 1. If the jury believed that the barn insured by defendant company in this case was owned by the insured and was totally destroyed by fire on January 12, 1911, and that the defendant company received notice of the…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Rich, P. J.,
The policy of insurance upon which this action was brought was issued by the defendant, through its agent, the Daniels Insurance Agency, and May 10, 1910, for an amount not exceeding $1,100, of which $600 was on a dwelling house, $200 on household furniture, etc., therein, ánd $300 on a barn, all being situated on thé plaintiff’s premises containing less than an acre. By the terms of the policy additional insurance was permitted; the company was not liable beyond the actual cash value of the property at the time the loss or damage should be ascertained, which in no event…
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