Phenix Insurance v. Munger
Supreme Court of Kansas
Error from Republic District Court. The facts are fully stated in the opinion. Judgment for plaintiff, Munger, at the May term, 1889. The defendant Company comes to .this court. Munger testified as to Bell’s statements, as follows: “Mr. Bell told me it was not necessary; that he never had made proofs of any losses that he had had in town, and that none of the companies doing business here ever made proofs that he knew of.
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Error from Republic District Court. The facts are fully stated in the opinion. Judgment for plaintiff, Munger, at the May term, 1889. The defendant Company comes to .this court. Munger testified as to Bell’s statements, as follows: “Mr. Bell told me it was not necessary; that he never had made proofs of any losses that he had had in town, and that none of the companies doing business here ever made proofs that he knew of. He told me that he had notified the company of the loss, and that there would undoubtedly be an agent here in a very few days to attend to it. He also cited me to a building…
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Green, C.:
This was an action brought by Prank N. Munger against the Phenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn, on a policy of insurance for $1,000, issued by the latter on a barn and carriage house belonging to the former. The insured property was destroyed by fire on the 24th day of November, 1887. The plaintiff’s petition contained the following allegations as to the performance of all conditions precedent and notice to the company of the loss:
“That after said loss plaintiff performed each and all of *188the matters and things required of him to be done by the terms of said policy of…
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