Legal Opinion
Stillwell v. . Staples
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 5, 1859PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] This case presents two questions which are entirely distinct in their nature, and in no manner dependent upon each other. The first relates to the interpretation, as between the insurer and the insured, of the clause to be found in most policies of insurance against fire, by which the insurance is made to extend, not only to goods belonging to the insured, but to those held by him "in trust or on commission." It is quite apparent that the words "in trust," as…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- De Forest v. Fulton Fire InsuranceThe Superior Court of New York City · 1828
3Cited by47 opinions
- People v. JenningsNew York Court of Appeals · 1986
- California Insurance v. Union Compress Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Berry v. American Central Insurance Co. of St. LouisNew York Court of Appeals · 1892
- Waring v. . the Indemnity Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1871
- Harrison v. PepperMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1896
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