Arel v. First National Fire Insurance

Respondent Arel brought suit to collect the amount of insurance named in a fire insurance policy issued by the defendant on the machinery and equipment of a steam laundry in Springfield. He did not own the building in-which the laundry was operated. The policies taken out-by him, one with the defendant, covered only the machinery and equipment used in the Laundry, the description of the property insured as set forth in the policy being as follows:

*166. “$1,550 on laundry machinery, fixed and movable, and its spare parts, including boiler, engine, smokestack, wringers, drying room, ironing…