Legal Opinion
Rowley v. . the Empire Insurance Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided March 5, 1867PublishedCited by 100 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
If this court follows the decision in the case of Plumb v. The Cattaraugus County Mutual Insurance Company (18 N. Y., 392), this judgment must be affirmed. That this case has changed the rule which has hitherto prevailed in this State relating to warranties, in policies of insurance will he made apparent by a brief reference to it. In that case, one Ide, in making out the application for insurance, acted as the agent and surveyor of the company. It was proved that he called upon Henry, the assured, with a printed blank application, and solicited him to effect an insurance with the defendant’s…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Plumb v. . Cattaraugus Co. Mutual Insurance Company.New York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Jennings v. Chenango Mutual InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1846
- Ames v. . N.Y. Union Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1856
- Higginson v. DallMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1816
- Masters v. Madison County Mutual InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1852
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3Cited by100 opinions
- Northern Assurance Co. v. Grand View Building Assn.Supreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Viele v. Germania InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1868
- Rohrbach v. . Germania Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Northrup v. Mississippi Valley InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1871
- Kausal v. Minnesota Farmers' Mutual Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
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