Merchants' Insurance Co. of Newark v. Union Insurance Co. of San Francisco
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Edward F. Dunne, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Cartwright
eAppellee brought this suit in assumpsit against appellant, and, while the declaration contained the common counts, the grounds upon which a recovery was sought were stated in the special count of the amended declaration. It was therein alleged that on August 2, 1889, the defendant, by its agent, applied to the plaintiff for insurance to the amount of §2000, for the term of one year, on the steamer “Libérty,” owned by C. A. Freeman and E. B. Kellogg; that the plaintiff issued its policy and delivered the same to said agent of defendant; that no part of the premium, amounting to §30, was paid…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Dibble v. Northern Assurance Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1888
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