Joffe v. Niagara Fire Insurance
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from the Baltimore City Court (Elliott, J.).
1Opinion of the CourtBoyd, C. J.
The appellants sued the appellee on a policy of insurance which included what is known as the “iron safe clause.” At the conclusion of the case the Court refused two prayers offered by the plaintiff and granted two instructing the jury to render a verdict for the defendant. The rulings on those prayers present the only questions for our consideration.
The appellants were engaged in the millinery business, trimming hats and selling them. They had been on High street, in Baltimore City, put on the 23rd of January, 1909, moved to Baltimore street, where they still were at the time of the fire at…
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- Westchester Fire Insurance v. WeaverCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1889
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