Legal Opinion

Insurance Co. of North America v. McDowell & Brown

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided January 15, 1869PublishedCited by 25 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of McLean county; i Hon. John M. Scott, Judge presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Walker

These three cases present substantially the same questions, and will be considered together. There are minor points in one or two not common to the others, but we shall consider in this opinion all of the questions presented by the several records, which we deem material to their determination. Appellees, in the autumn of 1866, purchased of one Burt," a steam flouring mill, in Minonk, Illinois, for the sum of $4,500, and received a bond for a deed to the property. At the time of their purchase the property was insured for $2,500, in the La Salle County Mutual Insurance Company, which was not…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Peoria Marine & Fire Insurance v. LewisIllinois Supreme Court · 1857
  2. Schmidt v. Peoria Marine & Fire InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1866

3Cited by25 opinions

  1. Hartford Fire Insurance v. EnochSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1906
  2. Eagle Fire Co. v. LewallenSupreme Court of Florida · 1908
  3. Cobb v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1873
  4. Port Blakely Mill Co. v. Springfield Fire & Marine InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1910
  5. Central City Insurance v. OatesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1888

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