Davidson v. Guardian Assurance Co.
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 165, Jan. T., 1896, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Fayette Co., Dec. T., 1893, No. 353, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance.
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Appeal, No. 165, Jan. T., 1896, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Fayette Co., Dec. T., 1893, No. 353, on verdict for plaintiff. Assumpsit on a policy of fire insurance. Before Ewing, J. The facts appear by the opinion of the Supreme Court, and by the charge of the court below, which was as follows : This is an action brought by Dr. J. H. Davidson against the Guardian Insurance Company for the purpose of recovering the amount of insurance taken out in that company by him, and represented by the two policies which have been given in evidence before you. The amount specified in each is…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Fell,
The plaintiff held two policies of insurance issued by the defendant company and covering the same risk. It was admitted that one of the policies was in force when the fire occurred. It was claimed at the trial that the other policy, although written for three years, was intended to be for one year only. The fire occurred March 28, 1893. The policy in question was for the three years beginning August 1, 1891, and ending August 1, 1894. The words “ for the term of three years ” were written in the body of the policy by the agent of the company. The numeral 4 in the…
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