Milwaukee Steel Type & Die Co. v. American Central Insurance
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: W. J. TuiiNeb, Circuit Judge. Action to recover on six insurance policies issued to plaintiff by defendants, insuring tbe former against loss by fire on property consisting of implements, models, patterns, and other property for use, and in use, by plaintiff in its manufacturing business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Each of tbe defendants issued a policy to the plaintiff, permitting coinsurance.
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Appeal from a judgment of tbe circuit court for Milwaukee county: W. J. TuiiNeb, Circuit Judge. Action to recover on six insurance policies issued to plaintiff by defendants, insuring tbe former against loss by fire on property consisting of implements, models, patterns, and other property for use, and in use, by plaintiff in its manufacturing business in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Each of tbe defendants issued a policy to the plaintiff, permitting coinsurance. Plaintiff claimed tbe insured property was damaged by •fire to tbe extent of $23,782.22 on May 9, 1915, and that tbe sound value of such…
1Opinion of the CourtMaeshall, J.
Tbe court, on its own motion, excused a juror who was called, upon it appearing that be was tbe local agent for one of tbe defendants. They objected to such ex-cusa!
Tbe claim is made that the court bad no right to excuse tbe juror because no challenge was made upon tbe ground that such juror did not stand indifferent to tbe cause and no. ground appeared calling for tbe excuse under sec. 2849 of tbe Statutes. Independently of tbe statute, it is competent for tbe court, in its discretion, to excuse a juror because bis relations to either party to tbe action are such, or some cause exists, which…
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- Cornell v. StateWisconsin Supreme Court · 1899
- Sutton v. FoxWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
- Kamp v. Coxe Bros. & Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1904
- Gussart v. Greenleaf Stone Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
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