Excello Clothing Co. v. Marquette National Fire Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Parker, J.

The question is purely one of the construction ox the language of a fire insurance policy relating to the description of the property insured. The special language of the rider or slip designated “merchandise form” and of the alphabetical catalogue of articles not covered “unless liability is specifically assumed thereon,” is set forth in the opinion of the Supreme Court, and need not be repeated. But as we reach an opposite result in the disposition of the case, it is proper to point out, in a prefatory way, that plaintiff’s business was…