Pittsburgh Insurance v. Frazee
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
. Error to the Court of Common Pleas No. 2 of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term, 1884, No. 125. This was an action of covenant by Jonas Frazee against the Pittsburgh Insurance Company upon a policy of fire insurance issued by the defendant company to the plaintiff, dated August 13th, 1881, for 12000, for one year, “ on his stock of dry goods, groceries, and merchandise usually kept in a country store, contained in the frame building occupied as store and…
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. Error to the Court of Common Pleas No. 2 of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term, 1884, No. 125. This was an action of covenant by Jonas Frazee against the Pittsburgh Insurance Company upon a policy of fire insurance issued by the defendant company to the plaintiff, dated August 13th, 1881, for 12000, for one year, “ on his stock of dry goods, groceries, and merchandise usually kept in a country store, contained in the frame building occupied as store and dwelling, situate, detached, in the village of Selbysport, Garrett county, Maryland.” The policy contained, inter alia, the…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clark
The policy of insurance upon which this suit was brought is dated August 13, 1881; it provided indemnity to Jonas Frazee against loss by fire for one year upon “liis stock of dry goods, groceries and merchandise usually kept in a country store, contained in the frame building occupied as store and dwelling, situate, detached, in the village of Selbysport, Garrett county, Maryland.”
By one of the general provisions of the policy, it was agreed that it should be void “ unless the assured be and shall remain the sole, undisputed and exclusive owner of the legal title to the subject of insurance…
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