McPherson Mercantile Co. v. Reliance Insurance

The opinion of the court was delivered by

West, J.:

The plaintiff brought these actions (which have been consolidated) to recover on two insurance policies on account of the loss of its stock of merchandise. There were sixteen policies in all, the claims under the others haying been adjusted. Each contained the standard clause against concurrent insurance without agreement indorsed or added. Each also contained the following indorsement: “$30,000 total concurrent insurance permitted.” It was shown that when the two policies were issued, which was in March and April, 1914, respectively, there…