Wilson v. Commercial Union Assurance Co.
Supreme Court of Vermont
General Assumpsit on a fire insurance policy. Plea, the general issue. Trial by jury at the March Term, 1915, Rutland County, Waterman, J., presiding. Verdict and judgment for the plaintiff. The defendant excepted. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the CourtPowers, J.
The fire insurance policy on which this action is predicated was issued by the defendant’s agent at Fair Haven. It runs to Mrs. A. I. Wilson and Owen E. Williams, and covers certain buildings and personal property therein. It contains many stipulations and conditions, including the following: ‘ ‘ This entire policy shall be void if the insured has concealed or misrepresented, in writing or otherwise, any material fact or circumstance concerning the insurance or the subject thereof; or if the interest of the insured in the property be not truly stated herein.”
‘ ‘ This entire policy, unless…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Johnson v. Ætna InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1905
- Wood v. . American Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. KeatingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1897
- Welch v. Fire Ass'n of PhiladelphiaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
- Home Insurance Co. of New York v. MendenhallIllinois Supreme Court · 1897
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3Cited by9 opinions
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- National Union Fire Insurance Co. v. HallCourt of Appeals of Kentucky (pre-1976) · 1930
- Pelaggi Co. v. Orient Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1930
- Valenti v. Imperial Assurance Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1935
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