Lycoming Fire Insurance v. Rubin

Mr. Justice B re ese

delivered the opinion of the Court:

This was assumpsit, in the circuit court of Cook countv, by John O. Rubin, plaintiff, against The Lycoming Fire Insurance Company, defendants, on a policy of insurance, executed by the defendants, to the plaintiff,August 29, 1872, insuring plaintiff for one year, in the sum of two thousand dollars, on his stock of jewelry, watches, clocks, and materials for the same, silver plate and plated ware, contained in a two story framed building, in the town of Evanston.

The general issue was pleaded, and submitted to a jury, who found for the…