Fire Ass'n v. Wells
Supreme Court of New Jersey
On appeal from a decree of the court of chancery advised by Vice-Chancellor Learning, whose opinion is reported in 83 N. J. Eq. 140.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Bergen, J.
Certain of defendant’s buildings, with their contents, were destroyed by a fire communicated through the negligence of the servants of the Atlantic City Railroad Company. The buildings were insured by the complainant company to the extent of $2,000, and, after the fire, complainant paid defendant the full amount of the insurance on the building, the replacement cost of which, according to the undisputed testimony, would be $4,575, and received from defendant an assignment of any right of action, to the extent of the payment, which he might…
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