Richards v. Continental Insurance
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Jackson. (Peck, J.) Assumpsit. Plaintiff brings error. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtGrant, J.
This is a suit upon a policy of insurance to recover for a loss, by fire, of a dwelling-house covered by the policy.
The principal question in the casé is whether the building was “ vacant or unoccupied ” so as to avoid the policy. The house had been occupied by a tenant of the plaintiff. The plaintiff had notified his tenant to vacate the house, which the tenant agreed to do and did. The tenant rented another house, and moved into it with his family two days before the fire occurred. Plaintiff li-ved about a mile from the house, and was informed that his tenant had left. The tenant left some…
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