Jewett v. Quincy Mutual Fire Insurance

This case is before us upon defendant’s motion to set aside the verdict. The motion is based upon the usual grounds. The plaintiff owned a barn in the town of Dexter which was insured by the defendant under a contract known as the Standard Farm Policy Form. On the twenty-sixth day of June, 1923, during a thunderstorm, accompanied by a heavy wind, the building was partially destroyed. The insurance policy contains the following clause:

“This policy also covers direct loss or damage to the property insured, by lightning (meaning thereby the commonly accepted use of the term ‘hghtning’, and in no…