Foiles v. Detroit Fire & Marine Insurance
Michigan Supreme Court
Error to Houghton; Streeter, J. Assumpsit by Ella Foiles against the Detroit Fire & Marine Insurance Company on a policy of fire insurance. Judgment for plaintiff on a verdict directed by the court. Defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMcAlvay, J.
Plaintiff brought suit upon a certain fire insurance policy issued to her by defendant for $500 upon a certain frame dwelling house located at South Range, in Houghton county. Plaintiff recovered judgment in the case upon a verdict instructed by the *718court in her favor against defendant for the amount of the policy, with interest. Defendant asks for a reversal of this judgment upon a writ of error.
This is one of three separate suits brought by the same plaintiff- against three insurance companies to recover for a total loss claimed upon this dwelling house and its contents. In the instant case…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Marthinson v. North British & Mercantile InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
- Mercantile Ins. v. HolthausMichigan Supreme Court · 1880
3Cited by6 opinions
- L. Terry v. American Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1925
- Gourlay v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
- Goodman v. National Liberty Insurance Co. of AmericaMissouri Court of Appeals · 1933
- Houran v. Ætna InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1914
- Foiles v. Dixie Fire InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1913
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