Funk v. Fire Ass'n of Philadelphia
Appellate Court of Illinois
Assumpsit. Appeal from the Circuit Court of Kendall county; the Hon. Mazzini Sltjsseb, Judge, presiding. Heard in this court at the April term, 1910.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Willis
delivered the opinion of the court.
William Punic, appellee, sued appellant, the Pire Association of Philadelphia, in assumpsit to recover a loss by fire on property insured by it. The declaration alleged that appellee was interested in the property insured and averred its destruction by fire, and that proofs of loss were furnished appellant, and set out the policy in Ticec verba. Appellant filed the general issue only, and a trial resulted in a verdict for appellee for $350. Counsel and witnesses for appellant were not present at the trial. Motions for a new trial…
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