Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance v. Sheffy
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Bolivar county. IIon. R. W. Williamson, Judge. Action by ■ appellee against appellant on an insurance policy for $2,500, on a stock of merchandise, and a store building destroyed by fire.
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From the circuit court of Bolivar county. IIon. R. W. Williamson, Judge. Action by ■ appellee against appellant on an insurance policy for $2,500, on a stock of merchandise, and a store building destroyed by fire. Defendant pleaded the general ■issue, and, among other things, gave notice of two special defenses, namely: 1. That assured procured additional insurance upon the property covered by the policy, without the written consent of defendant indorsed thereon. 2. That he failed to keep a set of books, showing a record of his business, securely locked in a fire-proof safe at night when the…
1Opinion of the CourtWoods, J.
Two questions are presented by this appeal, viz.: (1) Bid the insured forfeit his right to a recovery on the policy sued on, by reason of his procurement of subsequent and additional insurance without having the consent of the appellant indorsed in writing on'its prior policy? (2) Has the insured forfeited his right to a recovery on the policy issued by appellant, by a violation of what is known as the iron safe clause contained in the contract of insurance?
We shall not enter upon any discussion of the disputed facts. The jury has found these issues for the appellee, and we are satisfied with…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Westchester Fire Insurance v. EarleMichigan Supreme Court · 1876
- Pitney v. . Glen's Falls Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1875
- Rivara v. Queen's InsuranceMississippi Supreme Court · 1885
- Cobb v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Kansas · 1873
- Young & Co. v. Hartford Fire Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1877
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- Home Insurance Co. of New York v. GibsonMississippi Supreme Court · 1894
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- Western Assurance Co. v. McGlatherySupreme Court of Alabama · 1896
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