Dilling v. Draemel
New York Court of Common Pleas
Appeal from trial term. Action by Karl Billing against William Braemel, to recover on a certificate of fire insurance. Plaintiff recovered a judgment, from which defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtLarremore, C. J.
The plaintiff held a certificate as a member of a voluntary association, insuring his furniture and household goods against loss “either immediate, through fire, explosion, or collapse of building, or mediate, through water in extinguishing fire. ” Subsequently the easterly wall of the house he occupied fell, in consequence of an excavation made upon the adjoining lot. Plaintiff in the first instance claimed that his landlord was liable to him in tort as a wrong-doer by reason of the falling of the wall, and brought an action against him to recover damages for the loss, among other things, to…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Connecticut Fire Insurance v. Erie Railway Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1878
- Atlantic Insurance v. Storrow & BoydNew York Court of Chancery · 1835
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