Day v. Putnam Insurance
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Thir action was brought in the district court for Hennepin county. The complaint alleges that the defendants, who were insurance companies doing business at Minneapolis in said county, offered a reward of one thousand dollars “ for the arrest and conviction of any incendiary, who should set fire to any property” insured by said companies ; that fire was set to a building thus insured ; that the plaintiff caused the arrest of the incendiaries setting such fire; that they were…
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Thir action was brought in the district court for Hennepin county. The complaint alleges that the defendants, who were insurance companies doing business at Minneapolis in said county, offered a reward of one thousand dollars “ for the arrest and conviction of any incendiary, who should set fire to any property” insured by said companies ; that fire was set to a building thus insured ; that the plaintiff caused the arrest of the incendiaries setting such fire; that they were indicted upon evidence discovered and brought to light by plaintiff, and that they were convicted, pleading guilty. For…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court
Ripley, Ch. J.
The reward in this case was “ for the arrest and conviction of any incendiary, who should set fire to any property” insured by certain insurance companies in Minneapolis On the 13th of July 1868, a fire was set in a building thus insured, whereby it was destroyed. This action is brought to recover the reward.
Plaintiff was chief of police of said city. At the trial he testified, that about July 20th, 1868, he arrested three boys, from eight to ten years old, named Dorsey, McGirk and Petran, for setting the fire; that one Kelly gave him the first intimation that they…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Warner v. GraceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1869
3Cited by16 opinions
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- Noonan v. SpearSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1914
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- Smith v. Minneapolis Street Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1916
- State v. LundSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1928
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