Rutter v. Hanover Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. J. C. Richardson. This was an action brought by appellants against the appellee to recover upon two fire insurance policies. The complaint contained two counts.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Montgomery. Tried before the Hon. J. C. Richardson. This was an action brought by appellants against the appellee to recover upon two fire insurance policies. The complaint contained two counts. In the first count the plaintiff claimed $2,000.00 due as the value of stock of merchandise which was destroyed by fire, and which was insured against loss by a policy issued ou May 7th, 1900. The second count sought to recover $1,500.00 on a policy of insurance issued May 9th, 1900. Each of the counts of the complaint was in Code form. The defendant pleaded several…
1Opinion of the CourtDowdell, J.
This is an action on two policies of insurance, the complaint being in Code form. The defendant company filed pleas of tender, and special picas setting up an award had on a submission to arbitrario!) under and pursuant to the stipulations contained in the policies. Issue was joined on the pleas.of tender, numbered two and three, and replications were filed to the special pleas. Demurrers were interposed and sustained a§ to replications numbered from one to eight inclusive, and overruled as to the 9th, 10th, and 11th. Replications 9th and 11th set up a modification of the agreement of…
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