Grace v. Westchester Fire Ins.

On September 14, 1961, a barn owned by the plaintiff, appellant herein, Jay Grace, was destroyed by fire. Prior thereto Grace had applied for and obtained the issuance of three different policies frpm three different companies pur-. porting to insure Mm against loss of the barn by fire. The respective policies were issued by each company without knowledge of the issuance of a policy or policies by another company :or companies and without knowledge of Grace’s intention or ¡attempt to obtain additional insurance from other companies.

The first of the policies was issued by the defendant,…