Fitzgerald v. German-American Insurance
New York County Courts
Appeal from a judgment recovered by plaintiff against defendant on the 9th day of May, 1899, for twelve dollars damages and two dollars and seventy-five cents costs before G. L. Traffern, a justice of the peace of the town of Camden.
1Opinion of the CourtDunmore, J.
This was an- action upon a fire insurance policy dated October 3, 1898, whereby the defendant insured the plaintiff to the amount of $600 against loss or damage by fire or lightning except as thereinafter provided, on his office furniture, stove and pipe, iron safe, bookcases, desks, tables, typewriter, maps, printed books, pamphlets, law blanks, etc. Eo reservations were contained in the policy affecting the questions here.. It appeared upon the trial that all the damage was caused by smoke from a lamp left lighted in plaintiff’s office. There was no explosion and no fire outside of the lamp…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Briggs v. North American & Mercantile InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Babcock v. Montgomery County Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1850
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