Spring Garden Ins. v. Imperial Tobacco Co.
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Appeal from Caldwell Circuit Court. J. F. Cordon, Circuit Judge. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants appeal. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1, The invasion of Princeton, Ky., on the night of November-30, 1906, o-r nearly morning of December 1, 1906, was a riot. The term “riot” and “mob” are synonymous: (Prather v. City of Lexington, 13 B. M. 559; Ward v. City o-f Louisville, 16 B. M. 184; Criminal Code, section 575; Ky. Stats., -section 9; City of Madison-ville v. Bishop, 23 Ky.
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Appeal from Caldwell Circuit Court. J. F. Cordon, Circuit Judge. Judgment for plaintiff. Defendants appeal. POINTS AND AUTHORITIES. 1, The invasion of Princeton, Ky., on the night of November-30, 1906, o-r nearly morning of December 1, 1906, was a riot. The term “riot” and “mob” are synonymous: (Prather v. City of Lexington, 13 B. M. 559; Ward v. City o-f Louisville, 16 B. M. 184; Criminal Code, section 575; Ky. Stats., -section 9; City of Madison-ville v. Bishop, 23 Ky. Law Rep. 2364; Marshall v. City of Buffalo,.. 50 N. Y. App. 149, 6 N. Y. S-upp. 411; Lycoming Fire Ins. Co. v.„ Schwenk, 95…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion op the Court by
Judge Carroll
Reversing-
These several appeals involve the same questions of law. The litigation grows out of the refusal of the1 appellant insurance companies' to pay the amount of fire policies issued to the appellee tobacco company. The refusal of the companies was rested upon the ground that the property insured was destroyed by fire caused by a “riot,” and hence they were not liable because of clauses in the policies that exempted them from liability for fire resulting from such cause. The' policy issued by each company contains the same conditions and exceptions. .…
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