Long v. North British etc. Ins.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
APPEAL BY DEPENDANT PROM THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY. No. 110- July Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 407 September Term 1888, C. P. On July 80, 1888, A. A. Long brought assumpsit against tbe North British and Mercantile Insurance Company of London and Edinburgh, upon a policy of insurance against fire, dated November 1, 1887. The defendant’s plea was nonassumpsit.
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APPEAL BY DEPENDANT PROM THE COURT OP COMMON PLEAS OF CLEARFIELD COUNTY. No. 110- July Term 1889, Sup. Ct.; court below, No. 407 September Term 1888, C. P. On July 80, 1888, A. A. Long brought assumpsit against tbe North British and Mercantile Insurance Company of London and Edinburgh, upon a policy of insurance against fire, dated November 1, 1887. The defendant’s plea was nonassumpsit. At the trial on May 22,1889, the following facts were shown: A. A. Long, the plaintiff, was the proprietor of a store at danta, Clearfield county, in 1887, and held a policy of insurance against fire upon his…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion,
Mr. Justice McCollum:
The vital question in this case is whether the evidence was sufficient to justify the jury in finding a contract of insurance. In passing on this question, the previous dealings and relations of the parties, as well as their acts and declarations bearing directly on the pending dispute, must be taken into consideration. In other words, the latter must be construed in the light of the former.
Long was engaged in the mercantile business at Olanta, and held a policy of insurance issued by the appellant company on his stock of goods, for $2,000. This policy expired on…
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