Goodhue v. Hartford Fire Insurance
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Contract on a policy insuring certain wool, wool bags and bagging of the plaintiff against fire. Writ dated September 10, 1898. In the Superior Court Sheldon, J. ordered a verdict for the defendant; and the plaintiff alleged exceptions.
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Contract on a policy insuring certain wool, wool bags and bagging of the plaintiff against fire. Writ dated September 10, 1898. In the Superior Court Sheldon, J. ordered a verdict for the defendant; and the plaintiff alleged exceptions. The rider of April 30, 1898, mentioned by the court began as follows: “ Boston, Apr. 30, 1898. “Permission is hereby given to remove the within insured property to Brick & Stone Building adjoining and communicating occupied by Dennis & Lovejoy for storage situate opposite the Railroad Station, Ballard vale, Mass., and during removal this Policy shall attach in…
1Opinion of the CourtBarker, J.
There was no evidence of any oral contract of insurance nor of any oral waiver of any term of the policy, nor of any oral permission to remove the goods insured. When issued the policy covered the goods in store No. 1, East Boston. On December 3, by the rider of that date it ceased to cover goods there and covered those in store No. 2. It never covered the goods in Ballard vale except under the terms of the rider of *43April 30, which allowed removal to a designated storehouse in Ballardvale, but stipulated that during removal the policy was to “ attach in each location in proportion as the…
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