Legal Opinion
Steen v. Niagara Fire Insurance
New York Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 1879PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the CourtWestbrook, J.
This suit was brought upon a fire insurance policy. Without any detailed statement of facts we proceed at once very briefly to discuss the points made.
First. Is a recovery barred by the clause in the policy, which reads: “Ho suit or action of any kind against this company for the recovery of any claim upon, under, or by virtue of this policy shall be sustainable • in any court of law or chancery, unless such suit or action shall be commenced within *146the term of twelve months next after the loss or damage shall occur ?”
The suit was not commenced within a year from the time of the destruction by…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Shearman v. . the Niagara Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Hooper v. . the Hudson River Fire Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1858
- Wolfe v. . Security Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1868
- Adams v. . Greenwich Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1877
- Floyd v. Fitcher & CaseNew York Supreme Court · 1862
3Cited by1 opinion
- Gerling v. Agricultural Ins.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1892