Ralph Wolff & Sons v. New Zealand Insurance Co. of Auckland

Opinion of the Court by

Stanley, Commissioner

—Beversing.

The opinion of Wolff v. Niagara Fire Insurance Co. et al., 236 Ky. 1, 32 S. W. (2d) 548, discloses that H. C. Wolff and B. C. Wolff, partners, suffered a partial loss by fire of their candy factory in December, 1924, and that they had twelve insurance policies on the property for a total sum of $19,500. That case was a consolidation of nine suits on as many policies for the aggregate of $14,500. The verdict was for $2,500 in favor of the plaintiffs “to cover the amount of the loss and damage by fire and water.” That was construed to be a…