Chauvin v. Superior Fire Insurance

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Fbazee,

Plaintiff contracted with defendant for a policy of fire insurance for $15,000 covering a building located in the City of Pittsburgh. A fire occurred March 7, 1923, in a property adjoining plaintiff’s and spread to his, damaging the latter to such extent that the city building inspector and fire marshal ordered the walls taken down. In the meantime due notice of the fire had been given, and on March 12, 1923, two appraisers were chosen by the parties to fix the loss. These appraisers selected an umpire; no two of them, however, agreed, and, on April 27th,…