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Show Novel Court Decision. During the severe cartLqunke In Guatemala, April 19, 1902, a certain block ot buildings was destroyed. It j was Insured against tire, but not, as was stipulated In the policy, against fire occasioned by nu earthquake, and . In this case the fire which destro)cd I tho buildings and the shock wero almost al-most simultaneous, Tho uwnots nf I the properly claimed that Its destruc- Hon w as caused by tho ov erthrow Ing of a lamp Immediately betoro tho earth tremors, and thus In tho ond tho lcral decision was mado to hinge on the j exact tlmu when various titles on i tho line of movement were wrecked. Timing an earthquake by a court do-clalon do-clalon la a navdlty |