WUCHANG 'PHONS EXCHANGE, In the United States Court for China on April 22, Judge Milton De Purdy overruled a demurrer fled in the case of the Republic of China," plainti 'v, the Merchants Fire Assurance Gorporation of New York fand the Great American Compan action involving insurance claim amounting to $195,000 Mex, aris~ ing oat of the burning of the Chin ese "Government Telephone ministration Exchange buildings at Wachang in 1926, Mr. H. D, Rodger represented the plaintiff and Mr. C. S. Franklin and B. Davies, the defendants respectively.
Tu addressing the court Mr. Davies said that the fre ceeurred on Febru ary 22, 1926, and. the buildings were partially destroyed. They had been insured by the defendant' companies, and. during the month. of September, 1926, the forees of the Nationalist Government captored Wachang and appropriated the property, but he was not of the opinion That they thereby automatially: became the beneficiaries of the insurance due.
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