Logan Republican | 1904-02-20 | Page 6 | Novel Court Decision

Novel Court Decision. During tho severe earthquake In Guatemala, April 19, 1902, a certain block of buildings wns destroyed. It was Insured against lire, but not, ns was stipulated In tho policy, against fire occasioned by nn earthquake, and in this case tho flro which destroyed tho buildings and tho shock wero al-1 most simultaneous. The owners of the property claimed thnt Its destruction destruc-tion was causod by tho overthrowing of a lamp Immediately boforo tho earth tremors, and thus In tho ond tho legal decision was mado to hlngo on the exact tlmo when various cities on tho lino of movoment were wrecked. Timing nn earthquako by a court decision de-cision Is a novolty.