Hartford Fire Insurance v. Reynolds
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Washtenaw Circuit. to the point that the competency of a witness is a question for the judge, and not for the jury, cited: Harris v. Wilson, 7 Wend,, 67; Commercial Panic v. Hughes, 17 Wend., 94; Coolc v. Mix, 11 Conn., 432; Beynolds v. Lounsbury, 6 Hill, 534; Halcomb v. Halcomb,■ 28 Conn., 177; Beg. v. Hill, 5 Hug.
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Error to Washtenaw Circuit. to the point that the competency of a witness is a question for the judge, and not for the jury, cited: Harris v. Wilson, 7 Wend,, 67; Commercial Panic v. Hughes, 17 Wend., 94; Coolc v. Mix, 11 Conn., 432; Beynolds v. Lounsbury, 6 Hill, 534; Halcomb v. Halcomb,■ 28 Conn., 177; Beg. v. Hill, 5 Hug. L. & H., 547; Naves v. Williams, 22 Bid., 368; Campbell v. State, 23 Ala., 44; Withauer v. Latham, 12 Conn., 392; Chottau v. Searcy, 8 Ho., 788. Contra, Bartlett v. Hoviitt, 33 N. H., 131; Hays v. Hunsiclcer, 26 Penn. St., 58.
1Opinion of the Court
Campbell, J:
Suit was brought aud recovery obtained on a policy of insurance alleged to have been in force at the time of the destruction of certain mill property of defendant in error in August, 1874.
There were several counts in the declaration, and among other things it is claimed the court erred in refusing to charge that there could be no recovery except under the first count, which was for a renewal of a policy which had expired on the 2d day of April, 1874, by its extension for one year, including the engines and boilers, which were not covered by the original policy.
We think that as the…
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