Chenier v. Insurance Co. of North America
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gay, J., entered April 13, 1912, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiffs, in an action on contract.
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
This is an action to recover damages in the sum of $500, alleged to have resulted to the plaintiffs from a breach of a contract on the part of the defendant by which it agreed to execute a policy of insurance upon a building owned by them. A trial resulted in verdict and judg*28ment in favor of the plaintiffs for the amount claimed, from which the defendant has appealed.
The contentions of counsel for the respective parties rest upon facts as to which there is no substantial dispute. Respondents had an insurance policy for $500, executed by appellant upon their building. This policy by its terms…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Tayloe v. Merchants' Fire Ins. Co. of BaltimoreSupreme Court of the United States · 1850
- Eames v. Home InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1877
- Hicks v. British America Assurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1900
- Baile v. St. Joseph Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1881
- Lipman v. Niagara Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
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