Butler Candy Co. v. Springfield Fire & Marine Ins.

Opinion by

Mr. Justice Sadler,

The plaintiff company conducted a business of trading in candy, tobacco, cigars and similar articles at Butler, Pa. It was formed in 1926, and the stock of goods was insured in fifty-two companies, the claims arising under these policies being later assigned to the present use-plaintiff after a disastrous fire. The conflagration occurred on May 13, 1927, and it was claimed losses resulted to the amount of $133,500, including the value of the fixtures. The damage resulted largely from water poured into the four-story building in an attempt to quench the blaze. All…