Legal Opinion
Turk v. Newark Fire Ins. Co.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided January 8, 1925No. 10892PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McKEEHAN, District Judge.
This is a suit on a fire insurance policy for $6,000 issued by the defendant to the plaintiffs as owners of premises 316 Market street, Chester, Pa. A loss occurred amounting to $14,-276, and the question is whether the defendant is liable for 6/ie of this loss, or $5,353.-50, as claimed by the plaintiffs, or for only e/21, or $4,079, as claimed by the defendant. This depends upon whether the total contributing insurance upon the plaintiff’s interest in the property was $16,000 or $21,000.
On May 31, 1919, the property in question was acquired by the plaintiffs by…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Swift v. TysonSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
- Home Insurance v. Baltimore Warehouse Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1876
- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. McCueSupreme Court of the United States · 1912
- Syndicate Ins. v. BohnCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1894
- Forepaugh v. Del. R., Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Philadelphia County1889
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Newark Fire Ins. Co. v. TurkCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1925
- Southern Surety Co. v. Commercial Casualty Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1929
- Kirkland v. Ohio Casualty InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Washington · 1977
- Maryland Casualty Co. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1966
- Kelly v. New England Mut. Life Ins.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1929
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