Home Fire Insurance v. Weed

This suit is upon a policy of insurance issued by tbe Home Fire Insurance Company of Ornaba on May 27, 1893, to one Denton, upon bis dwelling-bouse, insuring against loss or damage by fire to tbe amount of $800 for one year from tbe date of tbe policy. On July 19, 1893, tbe insured building was burned, and subsequently Den-ton, for a valuable consideration, assigned He policy and *147bis rights thereunder to Wilber S. Weed, who instituted this action to recover the entire amount of the policy, alleging that the loss was total. The answer admitted the issuance of the policy; that the insured…