Legal Opinion
Consoli v. COMMONWEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided December 4, 1951No. 4072Published
1Opinion of the Court
97 N.H. 224 (1951)
JOSEPH CONSOLI
v.
THE COMMONWEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY.
SAME
v.
THE FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY.
No. 4072.
Supreme Court of New Hampshire.
December 4, 1951.
John B. Ford (by brief and orally), for the plaintiff.
Paul E. Nourie (by brief and orally), for the defendants.
KENISON, J.
The decision of the Trial Court that this was a "friendly fire" and was not covered by the fire insurance policies is supported by the overwhelming weight of authority in the United States. 5 Couch, Insurance, s. 1201; 20 A. L. R. 967, 68 A. L. R. 231; 45 C. J. S., Insurance, s. 809; 29 Am. Jur., s. 1016;…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited9 opinions
- O'Connor v. Queen Insurance Co. of AmericaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1909
- Way v. Abington Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
- Lavitt v. Hartford County Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1927
- McGraw v. Home InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1914
- Mode, Ltd. v. Fireman's Fund InsuranceIdaho Supreme Court · 1941
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