Millville Mutual Fire Ins. v. Wilgus
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1878, Nos. 62J, 110, 111, 112. These were actions of assumpsit brought by T. B. Wilgus against the Millville Mutual Fire Insurance Company, the City Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, the Ben Franklin Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, and the Kenton Insurance Company of Kentucky, respectively,' on policies of insurance.
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Error to the Court of Common Pleas, No. 1, of Allegheny county: Of October and November Term 1878, Nos. 62J, 110, 111, 112. These were actions of assumpsit brought by T. B. Wilgus against the Millville Mutual Fire Insurance Company, the City Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, the Ben Franklin Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, and the Kenton Insurance Company of Kentucky, respectively,' on policies of insurance. The first case was tried before Stowe, P. J., in January 1878, and the other three together before Bailey, J., in March 1878, and the four cases were argued together in the Supreme Court.…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sharswood
These cases all involve the same principle, and were argued together. The plaintiff below had purchased the premises upon which these insurances were effected, at an Orphans’ Court sale, the terms of which were one-half cash, and the other half in one year. •He made the first payment, and before the year expired the loss occurred. The condition of the policies relied on to avoid them, was, “ that if the interest of the assured in the property, be any other than the entire unconditional and sole ownership of the property for the use and benefit of the assured,” it must be so represented and…
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