Wellington Supreme Court

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1782, 13 January 1886, Page 3

Wellington Supreme Court

EBMPXOH T NATIONAL HBI INBUBANCB COMPANY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, T. E. Kemp ton, storekeeper, who claimed inioranoe money on a policy on hie home and furniture at Greytown, amounting to LSOO, and LSOO on his stock-in-trade, amounting to LIOOO in all. The inioranoe wai affected on 20th July, 1885, bnt no policy wai issued, a receipt being given for the first pay. mant of the premium. On the 2nd August—--11 day’s later, the fire took place, and the plaintiff’s premises, dso., were totally destroyed by fire. The defence rested on the fact that notice of the fire had not been sent to the Insurance Company within fifteen days of the fire occurring ; also that the plaintiff bad insured to the extent ol £ISOO in another office without notice having been given to the defendant company ; farther, that plaintiff possessed no insnrable interest in the building at the time the insurance was effected; and lastly, that the plaintiff did not correctly state the nature of his interest in the building. Mr Chapman appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr W. T. L. Travers, with whom waa Mr H. Gaily, for the defence. After hearing evidence, the jury returned a verdict in favor of the Insurance Company.