Gump v. National Union Fire Insurance

The plaintiff in error was the plaintiff in the court of common pleas and the defendant in error was the defendant therein. The plaintiff, in her petition and amendment thereto, sought to recover upon a policy of insurance which had theretofore been issued to her by the defendant, National Union Fire Insurance Co.

The answer which was interposed by the insurance company contained several defenses, the first, in substance, being a general denial; and the second being a provision of the policy which, among other things, provided: “or if (any usage or custom of trade or manufacture to the…