Standard Leather Co. v. Northern Assur. Co.

BUFFINGTON, Circuit Judge.

This was a suit by the Standard Leather Company against the Northern Assurance Company upon a policy of insurance. The company defended upon three grounds: First, that the policy was canceled before the fire; second, that it was *690avoided by naphtha on the premises; and, third, that immediate notice of the fire was not given. The second and third grounds were decided in favor of the plaintiff by the verdict, and defendant now moves to enter judgment in its favor non obstante veredicto on the reserved question, viz.:.

“Whether the notice of cancellation in this case,…