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Hotchkiss v. Commercial Mutual Fire Insurance

48 N.Y. 656 Court decided September term, 1871.) English

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Hiram G. Hotchkiss, Appellant, v. The Commercial Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Respondent.
(Argued May 15, 1871;
decided September term, 1871.)

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Question as to the construction of the- language of a policy.
M. M. Evarts for the appellant.
D. D. Lord for the respondent.

Hunt, C., reads for reversal; Leonard and' Earl, CO., concur.

Lott, Ch. C., dissents; Gray, C., not voting.

Judgment of General Term reversed, and judgment ordered for plaintiff upon the verdict, for $2,144, with interest and costs, less, $273.70, and interest thereon from July 14,1861.