Penn Furniture Co. v. Lumbermen's Mutual Fire Insurance
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 121, April T., 1911, by defendant, from judgment of C. P. Crawford Co., May T., 1910, No. 26, for plaintiff on case stated in suit of Penn Furniture Company v. Lumbermen’s Mutual Fire Insurance Company of Mansfield, Ohio. Case stated to determine liability under policy of fire insurance. Before Prather, P. J. The facts are stated in the opinion of the Superior Court. Error assigned was in entering judgment for plaintiff on case stated.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Oklady, J.,
A judgment for $300.34 was entered in the court below on a case stated, and from that judgment the defendant has appealed to this court. While the transaction was clouded with mutual errors in its earlier stages, the controlling facts are made free from doubt by the agreement of counsel. The plaintiff company suffered a partial loss by fire on certain property covered by insurance in several companies. The adjusters who represented the insurance companies, met the'manager of the plaintiff company and after a full and fair consultation it was agreed that the total valid…
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- Fire Ins. Assn., Ltd. v. WickhamSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Sargeant v. National Life InsuranceSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1899
- Riegel v. American Life Ins.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1893
- Brockley v. BrockleySupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1888
- Lebanon Mutual Insurance v. KeplerSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1884
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- Turk v. Newark Fire Ins. Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1925