Strause v. Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
ActioN by N. P. Strause and. IT. P. ■ Strause, trading as Strause Bros., against Tlie Palatine Insurance Company, heard by Judge H. B. Siarbuclc and a jury, at December Term, 1900, of Pitt County Superior Court. From a judgment for plaintiff, the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtClauk, J.
This is an action upon a policy of fire insurance, the property therein insured having been destroyed by fire. The defendant’s brief relies upon three grounds.
1. That the interest of the insured in the property is not truly stated therein, and that it was not unconditional and sole ownership.
2. That the manufacturing establishment therein insured was operated at night contrary to the provisions of the policy.
3. That plaintiffs did not file proofs of loss as required by the policy.
As to the first ground, the plaintiffs had bought the property on credit and on trial, but the vendor retained no…
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- Bergeron v. Pamlico Insurance & Banking Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1892
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