Johnson v. House
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Craighead Circuit Court, Jonesboro District; B. H. Dudley, Judge; I. It was error to direct a verdict. All issues of fact should be .submitted to'a jury. Kirby’s Digest, § § 4382, 6170. 2. Plaintiff did not comply with Act No. 192, Acts 1905, p. 489. 51 Ark. 446. 3. The premium notes were more than six months past due.
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Appeal from Craighead Circuit Court, Jonesboro District; B. H. Dudley, Judge; I. It was error to direct a verdict. All issues of fact should be .submitted to'a jury. Kirby’s Digest, § § 4382, 6170. 2. Plaintiff did not comply with Act No. 192, Acts 1905, p. 489. 51 Ark. 446. 3. The premium notes were more than six months past due. The contract should be construed most strongly against the party who prepares it. 4 Crawford’s Digest, p. 412, § 31, Acts 1905, p. 489. 121 Ark. 236 is a different case and does not apply. The case should have been dismissed; at most it should have been submitted to…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, J.
Eighty or more separate actions were filed by J. W. House, Jr., receiver for the Planters Fire Insurance Company against W. T. Johnson et al., upon notes given by them for premiums for policies of fire insurance. The cases originated in a justice of the peace court, where judgment was rendered against each of the defendants and the cases were appealed to the circuit court. There all the cases were consolidated and tried together.
The Planters Fire Insurance Company was a domestic corporation engaged in the business of insuring property against fire. It was a mutual insurance company doing…
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