Legal Opinion

Gold v. Sun Insurance

California Supreme Court

Decided August 24, 1887No. 11901PublishedCited by 12 opinions

Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tehama County. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the Court

Foote, C.

This was an action to recover from the defendant the sum of five hundred dollars for failing to comply with a contract to issue to the plaintiff a fire insurance policy for the sum last mentioned.

The complaint was demurred to, the demurrer overruled, and the defendant having failed to answer over, judgment was rendered for the plaintiff as prayed for, and from that this appeal is prosecuted.

The demurrer went to the point that the complaint did not show facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.

1. The pleading in question alleges an agreement on the part of the defendant, a…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Tayloe v. Merchants' Fire Ins. Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1850

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Western Assurance Co. v. McAlpinIndiana Court of Appeals · 1899
  2. Spott Electrical Co. v. Industrial Indemnity Co.California Court of Appeal · 1973
  3. Ferrar v. Western Assurance Co.California Court of Appeal · 1916
  4. American Can Co. v. Agricultural InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1909
  5. Kleiber Motor Truck Co. v. International Indemnity Co.California Court of Appeal · 1930

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