Legal Opinion

Harowitz v. Concordia Fire Ins.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided April 15, 1914PublishedCited by 10 opinions

FROM SHELBY. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Shelby County. -t-Hon. P. H. Heiskell, Chancellor.

1Opinion of the Court

Ms.. Justice Buchanan

delivered the opinion of the Court.

The bill prayed for a decree for the full amount of an insurance policy covering the stock of goods in a tailor shop, also for interest and the statutory penalty of twenty-five per cent, of the face of the policy. The decree granted was for the full amount of the policy, $2,000, and interest, $155. Recovery of the penalty was denied. Both parties appealed, and each have assigned errors here.

*693The company’s complaint is that a decree for any amount was erroneous, while Harowitz insists that, in addition to the other amounts, he was also…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Hickerson & Co. v. Insurance CompaniesTennessee Supreme Court · 1896
  2. Baker v. McFarlandTexas Supreme Court · 1890
  3. Ins. Co. v. Morton-Scott-Robertson Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1902

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. US Fidelity & Guar. Co. v. RomayDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1999
  2. Life & Casualty Insurance v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1927
  3. Palatine Insurance v. E. K. Hardison Seed Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1957
  4. Reliance Ins. Co. of Philadelphia v. NicholsCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1933
  5. Carr v. American Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1957

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