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Fire Insurance

Defined in 6 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Burrill (1850)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A contract of insurance by which the insurer agrees to indemnify the insured for injury by fire to goods named in the contract. See "Insurance."

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A contract by which the insurer, for a premium or consideration paid, agrees to indemnify the insured against loss by burning of the thing insured.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

A contract of insurance by which the underwriter, in consideration of the premium, undertakes to indemnify the insured against ali losses in his houses, buildings, furniture, ships in port, or merchandise, by means of accidental fire happening within a prescribed period. 3 Kent, Comm. 370; Mutual In Ins. Co. v. Alien. 138 Mass. 27, 52 Am. Rep. 245; Durham v. Fire & Marine Ins. Co. (C. C.) 22 Fed. 470.

Defined under Insurance in Black's Law Dictionary.

A Dictionary of Law

Henry Campbell Black · 1891

A contract of insurance by whieh the underwriter, in consideration of the premium, undertakes to iudemnify the insured against all losses in lis houses, buildings, furniture, ships in port, or merchandise, by means of accidental fire happening within a prescribed period. 8 Kent, Comm. 370.

A New Law Dictionary and Glossary

Alexander M. Burrill · 1850

A contract of insurance by which the underwriter, in consideration of the premium, undertakes to indemnify the insured against all losses in his houses, buildings, furniture, ships in port, or merchandise, by means of accidental fire happening within a prescribed period. 3 Kenfs Com, 370. Hughes on Ins^ 885. See Fire policy.