Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. Federal Insurance Co. of New York

Haymond, Judge:

This is a controversy between two insurance companies which issued separate policies of fire insurance upon personal property owned by John T. Defibaugh and Edward Shane, doing business as Modern Home Appliance, in Weirton, Hancock County, West Virginia, consisting of household appliances and merchandise. A considerable quantity of the insured property, located in the store of Modern Home Appliance at 3166 Main Street, in Weirton, West Virginia, was destroyed or damaged by fire which occurred on August 15, 1961. All the property so destroyed or damaged was insured by policies…