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Show INSURANCE SUIT IN COURT s Judge Howell was a litt'e late in arriving at court this morning, the reason being a punctured automobile tire In Ogden canyon The judgo and family remained at The Hermitage last night with their guest T. C, Elliott, Elli-ott, and as they came down the canyon can-yon this morning one of the auto tires was punctured, delaying the party a short time. The jury list was called this morning, morn-ing, all swearing to their names except ex-cept Ezra Richardson. A writ of attachment at-tachment was issued for him. Mr. R'cliardson appeared before the judge after the adjournment cit the court and explained that he had been mis-informed mis-informed as to the time of opening of court Other Jurors present, those not called to sit in the case at bar, were excused until Thursday morning at 10 o'clock Tie case taken up for tilal was that of Fred M Scheie aga nst The London Lon-don and Lancashire Fke Insurance company, the Jury chosen to hear the case being J. H. Roylance. H. B. Stratford. Strat-ford. J Combe, W. Sewell. D. J. Gar-ber. Gar-ber. T. W. Cook, N. R. Montgomery! and R. J. Farr. The suit is brought to recover $l,ooo alleged to be due as fire insurance to cover the loss of a grocery store and its contents. The complaint alleges al-leges that the fire occurred January I 101(1, In the grocery store of the plaintiff at 131. Twenty-fourth street, and that the premises were burned to, the ground. The properly was insured in-sured agalnrt first hy the defendant company lu the sum of $1,000 but the company refused to pay the Insurance on the ground that the pla'ntlff had not complied with the terms of the Insurance policy. The defendant's answer o the complaint alleges that the, value of the preperty burned did not exceed $3o. It is also set up that The plaintiff made fraudulent representations regarding the fire an 1 the amount of damage sustained. Immediately after securing the Jury in the case, the couit took a recess until 2 o'clock this afternoon. |
