Home Insurance Co. of New York v. Bethel
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the Third District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Sangamon county; the Hon. James A. Creighton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Bailey
This was an action of assumpsit, brought by T. Bethel and Mary A. Both, for the use of David Davis, against the Home Insurance Company of New York, to recover the amount of a loss on a policy of insurance against fire. The declaration consisted of a special count on said policy and the common indebitatus assumpsit counts, to which the defendant pleaded non assumpsit and also a special plea setting up a breach by the assured of a condition of the policy which provided that said policy should be void, in case any change should take place in the title or possession of the property insured,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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