Hillman Township Board v. Empire Mutual Fire Insurance

Plaintiffs sued defendant to recover their loss and damage, alleged to have been insured against, by defendant, resulting from the burning of a hall at Hillman, Michigan. Defendant pleaded the general issue and gave notice that at the time of the fire a picture show was being operated in the building insured in violation of Act No. 257, Pub. Acts 1913 (2 Comp. Laws 1929, § 8867 et seq.); plaintiffs were guilty of gross negligence' causing the loss; the building insured was occupied for other purposes than those for which it was insured, and plaintiffs negligently permitted a motion picture…