London & Lancashire Fire Insurance v. Rome, Watertown & Ogdensburgh Railroad
New York Supreme Court
Appeal from circuit court, Jefferson county. Action by the London & Lancashire Fire Insurance Company against the Borne, Watertown'& Ogdensburgh Railroad Company. From a judgment entered on the verdict of a jury in favor of plaintiff, and from an order denying a motion for a new trial, made on the minutes of the trial judge, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMartin, J.
This action was to recover for the loss of a large quantity of hay and straw destroyed by fire, which occurred April 3, 1885, at the defendant’s freight house at Cape Vincent, 2ST. Y. Prior to that time, William J. Grant and Orlando W. Loomis had caused to be delivered at the defendant’s freight house, and a shed adjoining it, the hay and straw in question, awaiting shipment over the defendant’s road. The owners had procured policies of insurance thereon with plaintiff and other insurance companies, which after the fire paid the amount of the insurance to Grant & Loomis, and took from them an…
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- Phœnix Insurance v. Erie & Western Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Hall & Long v. Railroad Cos.Supreme Court of the United States · 1872
- Connecticut Fire Insurance v. Erie Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Blossom v. . DoddNew York Court of Appeals · 1870
- Kirkland v. . DinsmoreNew York Court of Appeals · 1875
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