Legal Opinion

Ermentrout v. Girard Fire & Marine Insurance

Supreme Court of Minnesota

Decided December 24, 1895No. Nos. 9636-(285)PublishedCited by 56 opinions

Appeal by plaintiffs from an order of the district court for Hennepin county, Belden, J., denying a motion for a new trial.

1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.

This action was brought on a policy issued by the defendant to the plaintiff Ermentrout, insuring him, to the amount of $1,000, for one year “against all direct loss or damage by fire,” on his “brick, iron-roof, grain warehouse building, and bins therein, including foundations and all permanent fixtures,” etc. The only other provisions of the policy involved on this appeal are as follows: “If a building or any part thereof fall, except as the result of fire, all insurance by this policy on such building or its contents shall immediately cease.” “If fire occur, the insured shall give immediate…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. California Insurance v. Union Compress Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
  2. Smith v. Niagara Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Vermont · 1887
  3. Bush v. . Westchester Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876
  4. Bowlin v. Hekla Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1887
  5. Lohnes v. Insurance Company of North AmericaMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1877

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Bird v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1918
  2. Marshall Produce Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1959
  3. Hartford Fire Insurance v. ReddingSupreme Court of Florida · 1904
  4. Dispatch Printing Co. v. National Bank of CommerceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1910
  5. Mork v. Eureka-Security Fire & Marine Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1950

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