Measure of damages.

- In an action on a policy of insurance against windstorm damage to recover for injury to the roof of a building, which policy provided that the property was insured to the extent of the actual cash value with proper deductions for depreciation of the property at the time of loss, but not exceeding the amount which it would cost to repair or replace the property with material of like kind and quality, and that it should be optional with the company to repair, rebuild, or replace the property lost or damaged with other of like kind and quality, the measure of damages was the reasonable cost of repair without any deduction for the difference in value between new and old materials. North River Ins. Co. v. Godley, 55 Ga. App. 52, 189 S.E. 577 (1936).

ALR.

- Insurer's liability as affected by refusal of public authorities to permit reconstruction or repair after fire, 90 A.L.R.2d 790.

Necessity and manner of property insurer's giving notice of exercising option to repair insured's property, 98 A.L.R.2d 1319.