Davis v. Law Union & Rock Insurance

This action was brought to recover on policies of fire insurance for damages caused by an alleged fire in premises of the plaintiff at 772 Vermont street, Brooklyn, N. Y.

According to the testimony at the trial of this action, there was an oil burner operating in the furnace in the basement of said premises, and suddenly flames shot out of the chimney, causing the rooms to become filled with smoke and soot. The fire department was called, but when firemen arrived they found no flames *76or any burning material, but only smoke, and the fire in the furnace evidently had burned itself out. There was…