Aiken v. Home Insurance Co.

The opinion of the Court was delivered by

Mr. Acting Justice Purdy.

The defendant appellant insured the residence of the plaintiff respondent in the sum of $1,000. The building was valued in the policy at $12,000, and a total of $8,000 was permitted, and it is admitted that there was the full amount of $8,000 carried on the building — $1,000 by the defendant. The property was damaged by fire. The respondent insisted that her rights were fixed, as to value, by the terms of the policy. The appellant insisted on an appraisal, and the respondent entered mto an appraisal agreement, but the agreement…