Jacobs v. Queen Insurance Co. of America
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeals from judgments of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. Action to recover on five insurance policies. In March, 1902, Franlc W. Jacobs and Garrie J. Kitchell hy will of William Jacobs, deceased, became possessed of the title in fee of certain real estate in tbe city of, Milwaukee including • the building thereon. Joseph W. Robbins was the executor of such will.
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Appeals from judgments of the circuit court for Dane county: E. Ray Stevens, Circuit Judge. Action to recover on five insurance policies. In March, 1902, Franlc W. Jacobs and Garrie J. Kitchell hy will of William Jacobs, deceased, became possessed of the title in fee of certain real estate in tbe city of, Milwaukee including • the building thereon. Joseph W. Robbins was the executor of such will. May 1, 1902, he procured of the defendant insurance companies policies of insurance on such building against loss by fire. Each of such policies ran to Joseph W. Robbins, executor of the estate of…
1Opinion of the CourtMaesiiall, J.
In this case because of interest of near relatives in the result, the Chief Justice deemed it improjier for him to participate. The remaining justices being equally divided on a question vital to the result on defendant’s appeals,, the judgments as to such appeals must be affirmed see necessitate. Justices Winslow and Podge concur with the decision of the trial court, while Justice Siebeckee and the writer entertain a different opinion. In harmony with an unwritten rule for the treatment of such situations no opinion will be-filed.
It seems best to say for the guidance of counsel that there…
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