Gerhart Realty Co. v. Northern Assurance Co.
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. John A. Tatty, Judge. The evidence shows that plaintiff held a policy of insurance on its property as described, and that on October 13, 1898, a fire occurred in said building, causing considerable damage thereto.
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Appeal from St. Louis City Circuit Court. — Hon. John A. Tatty, Judge. The evidence shows that plaintiff held a policy of insurance on its property as described, and that on October 13, 1898, a fire occurred in said building, causing considerable damage thereto. The plaintiff immediately notified defendant of the said damage and defendant thereupon instructed plaintiff to cause an estimate to be made of the costs of making the repairs rendered necessary by the. fire and to submit the same to it, which was done. It approved and accepted the bid as submitted and the repairs were made at the…
1Opinion of the CourtBiggs, J.
This is an action on a policy of insurance to recover for the partial destruction of a building by fire. The action was begun before a justice of the peace, and the complaint is in the usual form of petitions on fire insurance policies. On a trial in the circuit court, the evidence introduced by plaintiff tended to prove that for the purpose of ascertaining the amount of damage done to the building, the plaintiff and the agent of the defendant agreed that plaintiff should have his builder make an estimate of the cost of the repairs and that he should submit a bid for the work; that in…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Colonius v. Hibernia Fire InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1876
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