Devoy v. Superior Fire Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the CourtCarswell, J.
The defendant issued a policy of fire insurance to the Model Mattress Corporation. The assured thereafter suffered a fire on April 5, 1930. It was subsequently (on October 30, 1930) adjudicated a bankrupt. Devoy was elected a trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of the assured on April 17, 1931. More than a year after the loss accrued, Devoy brought this action to recover SI,250. The policy sued on was of standard form and contained a provision, required by statute, that an action thereon must be brought within one year after the fire which occasioned the loss.
The defendant’s answer set out…
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