Paine v. Albany Insurance Co.

DEW, Presiding Judge.

This action was brought by the plaintiff under a fire insurance policy issued by the defendant to recover for the loss by fire of certain restaurant equipment. The verdict and judgment were in favor of the defendant, and plaintiff has appealed.

According to the plaintiff’s testimony he purchased the restaurant in question, paying $2,100 for the equipment, which was inventoried at the time of purchase. The defendant had issued its fire insurance policy in the sum of $1,500 on the contents of the restaurant before plaintiff purchased it, which policy was duly assigned to the…