Brooks v. Ohio Farmers Insurance
Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas, Fayette County
Motions for new trial and for judgment non obstante veredicto. C. P. Fayette Co., June T., 1922, No. 254.
1Opinion of the Court
Van Swearingen, P. J.,
— At the close of the trial on April 16, 1923, the jury returned a verdict for plaintiffs for $2198.10, being the value, with interest, of an automobile owned by plaintiffs, burned while covered by a policy of insurance against fire arising from any cause whatever or lightning, issued by the defendant company March 31, 1921, and to continue for one year from that date. The automobile was totally destroyed, following an explosion on the public highway between Uniontown and Connellsville, about Dec. 27, 1921. Two motions of defendant are before the court, one for a new…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Pennsylvania Fire Insurance v. DoughertySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1883
- Livingstone v. Boston InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1916
- McGinnis v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1909
- Lapcevic v. Lebanon Mutual InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1909