Weisberger v. Western Reserve Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 30, Jan. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Jan. T., 1911, No. 982, n. o. v., on verdict for plaintiff, in case of David Weisberger v. Tbe Western Reserve Insurance Company of Cleveland, Obio. Assumpsit on a fire insurance policy. Before Evans, P.J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts.
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Appeal, No. 30, Jan. T., 1915, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Lackawanna Co., Jan. T., 1911, No. 982, n. o. v., on verdict for plaintiff, in case of David Weisberger v. Tbe Western Reserve Insurance Company of Cleveland, Obio. Assumpsit on a fire insurance policy. Before Evans, P.J. The opinion of the Supreme Court states the facts. Verdict for plaintiff for $1,867.25. The court subsequently entered judgment for defendant n. o. v. Error assigned was the judgment of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Potter,
This was an action upon a policy of fire insurance. At the trial plaintiff recovered a verdict for the amount of his loss, but the trial judge entered judgment for defendant non obstante veredicto, upon the ground that plaintiff did not furnish proofs of loss in accordance with the terms of the policy, within sixty days after the fire. It appears from the evidence that plaintiff did furnish a paper, nineteen days after the fire, which was intended by him as a compliance with the terms of the policy as to proofs of loss. An examination of it shows that it was in…
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