HOWELL v. OHIO CASUALTY INS. CO.


124 N.J. Super. 414 (1973)

307 A.2d 142

DONNA L. HOWELL, PLAINTIFF, v. THE OHIO CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, DEFENDANT.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Law Division.

Decided June 12, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Robert A. Porter on the Brief for the Plaintiff. (Messrs. Hartman, Schlesinger & Schlosser, Attorneys.)

Mr. Ernest F. Picknally on the Brief for the Defendant. (Messrs. Schuenemann & Picknally, Attorneys.)


BELOPOLSKY, J.C.C., Temporarily Assigned.

This matter comes before the court on cross-motions for Summary Judgment. The defendant, The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, seeks to deny payment to a wife, who played no part in her house being destroyed by fire, under a fire insurance policy, because her spouse intentionally set fire to their home. The house was destroyed and the husband took his own life while the building...

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