Grevemeyer v. Southern Mutual Fire Insurance
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
May 24th and 25th 1869. Before Thompson, C. J., Agnew, Sharswood and Williams, JJ. Error to the Court of Common Pleas of York county: Of May Term 1869, No. 83. This was an amicable action between Ernest C. Grevemeyer, plaintiff, and The Southern Mutual Eire Insurance Company, defendants, entered to August Term 1868. On the 13th of August 1864 the defendant made an insurance to the amount of $3350 on a grist-mill and gearing belonging to the plaintiff, and situate in York…
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May 24th and 25th 1869. Before Thompson, C. J., Agnew, Sharswood and Williams, JJ. Error to the Court of Common Pleas of York county: Of May Term 1869, No. 83. This was an amicable action between Ernest C. Grevemeyer, plaintiff, and The Southern Mutual Eire Insurance Company, defendants, entered to August Term 1868. On the 13th of August 1864 the defendant made an insurance to the amount of $3350 on a grist-mill and gearing belonging to the plaintiff, and situate in York county. On the 2d of April 1868 the plaintiff conveyed to'John Donahoe in fee the property on which the mill was located,…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered,
by Thompson, C. J.
Four years after the plaintiff had effected an insurance on the property covered by the policy of the defendant on which the suit was brought,.he sold and conveyed it to a third party, one Donahoe, and having received a portion of the purchase-money, took a judgment for the balance. Some months after this the property was destroyed by fire. Not having assigned the policy to the purchaser, he now claims to recover on it in satis*342faction of his judgment, on the ground that to that extent he has an interest in the property sold and conveyed.
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