Produce Refrigerating Co. v. Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Hennepin county to. set aside an award made by referees under the terms of the Minnesota standard fire insurance policy, and to recover from defendants, upon their respective policies of insurance, the amount of damages suffered by plaintiff through fire.
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Action in the district court for Hennepin county to. set aside an award made by referees under the terms of the Minnesota standard fire insurance policy, and to recover from defendants, upon their respective policies of insurance, the amount of damages suffered by plaintiff through fire. The case was tried before Brooks, J., who found in favor of plaintiff and directed judgment against defendants for the aggregated sum of $10,000. From an order denying a motion for a new trial, defendants, other than Imperial Insurance Company, Limited, appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Respondent owned a certain building in Minneapolis, constructed and used for the purpose of refrigerating perishable products — principally eggs and butter. Appellants issued fire insurance policies upon the building, and during the life of the policies, on November 30, 1901, a fire occurred, which resulted in considerable damage. The construction of the building was peculiar, in that it consisted of series of parallel walls, floors, and ceilings of wood and paper, divided into compartments, and filled with mineral wool and shavings; the purpose being to maintain a uniform temperature and…
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- Grosvenor v. FlintSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1897
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