Holmes v. Phenix Ins. Co. of Brooklyn
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
In Error to the Circuit Court of the United States for the Western District of Missouri.
1Opinion of the Court
CALDWELL, Circuit Judge.
The Phenix Insurance Company of Brooklyn, N. Y., insured “James T. Holmes against loss or damage by wind storms, cyclones, or tornadoes” to the building described in the policy. The policy contains this provision: “This company will not be liable for any lo«¿s or damage that may occur from hail or lightning, directly or indirectly, or by the blowing down of chimneys, loose clapboards, weather vanes and shingles, unless other damage occur.” The building insured wms damaged by a wind and hail storm, the chief damage occurring from the hail. The insured brought this…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Thompson v. Phenix InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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