King v. Hekla Fire Insurance
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the Circuit Court Cor Dane County. Action to recover damages for the breach of an oral contract to renew a policy of insurance against fire. It appears that policies had been issued by the defendant company upon the dwelling-house of the plaintiff, and upon his store or saloon, both of which were to expire on January 15,1882. Prior to that date the plaintiff, by his agent Eobine W. King, requested one Blair, the agent of the company, to renew both policies.
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APPEAL from the Circuit Court Cor Dane County. Action to recover damages for the breach of an oral contract to renew a policy of insurance against fire. It appears that policies had been issued by the defendant company upon the dwelling-house of the plaintiff, and upon his store or saloon, both of which were to expire on January 15,1882. Prior to that date the plaintiff, by his agent Eobine W. King, requested one Blair, the agent of the company, to renew both policies. Blair said he would attend to it and make out the renewals right off and. brihg them down to the store. A few days later…
1Opinion of the Court
Cole, O. J.
This action is brought to recover damages for a breach of a contract to insure the plaintiff’s store or saloon. The property was insured by the defendant company by issuing the usual policy in writing for one year, the risk expiring on the 15th day of January, 1882. The claim of the plaintiff is that prior to the expiration of the policy the company, by its duly authorized agent, agreed to renew the policy, but that the company, after the property was destroyed, early in April, 1882, denied its liability for the loss, and insisted that the policy had never been renewed. The alleged…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Taylor v. Phœnix Insurance Co. of HartfordWisconsin Supreme Court · 1879
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