Globe & Rutgers Fire Ins. v. David Moffat Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Southern District of New York. This cause comes here upon writ of error to review a judgment of the Cirbuit Court, Southern District of New York, entered upon a verdict in favor of the defendant in error; who was plaintiff below, in an action to recover a loss by fire under a policy of insurance.
1Opinion of the Court
EACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff owned a tannery plant, comprising several buildings with open spaces between and around them, located at Iron Gate, Va. It -took a policy of insurance in the amount of $10,000 from the defendant, covering none of the buildings, but only bark in piles and under sheds. The policy was for one year, expiring at noon of January 8, 1902. Some time between 11:20 and 11:30 a. m. of that day, an explosion occurred in one or more of the buildings, and both buildings at once caught fire. Thereafter the fire spread to and consumed a large quantity of bark, some in an…
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