Padgett v. North Carolina Home Ins.
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Wilson, J., Sabida, December, 1913. Action on a fire insurance policy, brought by W. D. Padgett and Guilett Gin Company against North Carolina Home Insurance' Company. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion.
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Before Wilson, J., Sabida, December, 1913. Action on a fire insurance policy, brought by W. D. Padgett and Guilett Gin Company against North Carolina Home Insurance' Company. From a judgment for plaintiffs, defendant appeals. The facts are stated in the opinion. The provisions of the policy as to proof of loss were as follows: “If fire occur the insured shall give immediate notice of any loss thereby in writing to this company, protect the property from further damage, forthwith separate the damaged and undamaged personal property, put it in the best possible order, .make a complete inventory…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gage.
Action upon a fire policy of insurance. The property insured was a gin and house. The loss was total, building and machinery. The plaintiffs had a verdict for the full amount stipulated in the policy, which was $2,355.00.
The defendant appeals, and assigns seventeen errors. Of these six about the admission of incompetent testimony; two about the refusal to strike out testimony; four about a refusal to direct a verdict; five about the charge and the refusal to charge.
In our judgment, all the exceptions are without merit. The appellant…
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