Reeves v. Standard Fire Insurance

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Mercer County Court of Common Pleas entered upon the verdict of a jury after a trial before Judge Bobbins. Plaintiffs sought to recover on a policy of fire insurance for damage alleged to have been caused by fire to premises owned by them. The contention of the defendant was that the damage and the fire were caused by an explosion, and therefore there was no liability under the terms of the policy.

The fire occurred early in the morning of January 27th, 1930, in Kane, Pennsylvania. The witness Cartwright, assistant fire chief, testified that he was…