Legal Opinion
Mead v. Phœnix Insurance
Supreme Court of Kansas
Decided February 6, 1904No. 13,453PublishedCited by 13 opinions
Error from Wyandotte court of common pleas; William G. Holt, judge.
1Opinion of the Court
*433The opinion of the court was delivered by
Smith, J.:
In March, 1894, Kenneth Mead was a minor twelve years of age and the owner of two lots on which there stood a frame dwelling. The building was destroyed by fire on May 11, 1894, while insured for $600 in the Phcenix Insurance Company. Soon after the loss the mother of the insured settled with the company for $475, through her attorney, C. C. Dail.
On May 26, 1902, after Kenneth Mead became of age, he brought this action against the insurance company to recover the amount of the policy/with interest. The petition sets out the fact of the fire,…
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- Suggs v. Travelers InsuranceTexas Supreme Court · 1888
- McElroy v. Continental InsuranceSupreme Court of Kansas · 1892
- O'Laughlin v. Union Central Life Ins.District Court, E.D. Missouri · 1882
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