City of New York Ins. v. Jordan

WALKER, Circuit Judge.

This was an action by the defendants in error (herein called plaintiffs)' on an instrument purporting to be a policy of fire insurance, issued by the plaintiff in error (herein called defendant) and covering certain machinery while contained in a building located in a suburb of the city of Montgomery, Ala., and which was occupied by the plaintiffs. There was a judgment in favor of the plaintiffs, following the giving of a charge to the jury to find a verdict in their favor. That ruling is complained of.

The instrument sued on was a policy of the standard form, and…