Legal Opinion
Mitchell v. Potomac Insurance
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 11, 1901No. 51PublishedCited by 50 opinions
ERROR TO THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The statement of the case will be found in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Peckham
This is an action brought by the plaintiff in error upon a policy of insurance issued by the defendant. On the trial the insurance company had a verdict upon which judgment was entered, and the Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia having affirmed it,'(16 App. Cas. D. 0. 241,) the plaintiff has brought the case here. The policy was for $5000 on the plain tiff’s stock in trade, which. was destroyed on September 27, 1896. The property insured was described in the written part of the policy as follows :
“ On his stock of stoves and their findings, tins and tinware,, tools of trade, and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Griggs v. HoustonSupreme Court of the United States · 1882
- Transatlantic Fire Insurance v. DorseyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1881
- Briggs v. North American & Mercantile InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1873
- Gunther v. Liverpool & London & Globe InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
3Cited by50 opinions
- Ceco Corp. v. ColemanDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1982
- Ah Fook Chang v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1937
- Hall v. ætna Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1936
- Decker v. KorthCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1955
- German American Insurance v. HymanSupreme Court of Colorado · 1908
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