Wilson v. Mutual Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 116, Jan. T., 1896, by plaintiff, from judgment of C. P. Montgomery Co., June T., 1894, No. 158, on verdictfor defendant. Assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance. Before Swártz, P. J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court. The court gave binding instructions for defendant. Yerdict and judgment for defendant. Plaintiff appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Mr.
Justice McCollum,
The policy on which this suit was brought was issued by the defendant company to Jacob L. Walton on the 21st day of May, 1860. He retained it and paid the assessments upon it until the 4th of April, 1862, when he sold the property covered by it to John B. Jones, to whom he transferred the policy on that day, with the approval of the company. Jones held the policy and paid the assessments upon it until the 15th of April, 1891, when he conveyed the insured premises and duly transferred the policy to Harry Wilson, who paid the assessments upon it until March 31,…
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