THOMPSON v. INS. CO. OF N. AMERICA


413 Pa. 226 (1964)

Thompson v. Insurance Company of North America, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.

January 7, 1964.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William C. Walker, with him Dickie, McCamey, Chilcote & Robinson, for appellant.

Walter T. McGough, with him J. Tomlinson Fort, and Reed, Smith, Shaw & McClay, for appellee.

Before MUSMANNO, JONES, COHEN, EAGEN and ROBERTS, JJ.


OPINION BY MR. JUSTICE COHEN, January 7, 1964:

Appellee purchased an insurance policy from appellant insuring him, inter alia, against loss or damage to nine important paintings. The policy set forth an insured value for each painting which was considerably less than its actual value. A clause in the policy stated that the limit of appellant's obligation with regard to the nine paintings was $189,000, the sum of their scheduled values; the policy was silent on appellant...

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