Definition of Burning Fluid

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Definitions from Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition and Ballentine's Law Dictionary as are available for each term in each dictionary.
  • Burning Fluid
    Black's Law Dictionary: 2nd Edition

    As used in policies of insurance, this term does not mean any fluid which will burn, but it means a recognized article of commerce, called by that name, and which is a different article from naphtha or kerosene. Putnam v. Insurance Co.. (C. Ct) 4 Fed. 764; Wheeler v. Insurance Co.., 6 Mo. App. 235; Mark v. Insurance Co., 24 Hun (N. Y.) 569.