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RAMSAY v. COOPER

No. 76-1542.

553 F.2d 237 (1977)

Harold S. RAMSAY, Plaintiff, Appellant, v. Bessie M. COOPER, Defendant, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit.

Decided March 30, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Russell F. Hilliard, Concord, N. H., with whom Maynard, Dunn & Phillips, Concord, N. H., was on brief, for plaintiff-appellant.

Howard M. Moffett, Concord, N. H., with whom Orr & Reno, Professional Assn., Concord, N. H., was on brief, for defendant-appellee.

Before COFFIN, Chief Judge, ALDRICH and CAMPBELL, Circuit Judges.

LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.

The will of Harold Ramsay's father left a life estate in a furnished house and land to Mrs. Bessie M. Cooper, and the remainder to Ramsay. Mrs. Cooper was to "keep said property in reasonably good repair and properly insured against fire loss."1

The testator died in 1955. Thereafter Mrs. Cooper occupied the property. Initially she insured it against fire only to the extent of $9,000. On January...

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