Legal Opinion

Shackelton v. Sun Fire Office

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided November 19, 1884PublishedCited by 20 opinions

Error to Mason. (Judkins, J.) Assumpsit. Defendant brings error.

1Opinion of the CourtCooley, C. J.

The plaintiff sues as assignee of a policy of insurance issued by the defendant to Emma Norton, and insuring her. against loss or damage by fire or by lightning to the amount of four hundred dollars on her frame dwelling-house in Ludington, described in the policy as occupied by a tenant. One of the conditions of the policy was that “ this policy shall become void unless consent in writing is indorsed hereon by or on behalf of the society if any building hereby insured be or become vacant or unoccupied for the purpose indicated in this contract, or become occupied in whole or in part for…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Herrman v. . Merchants' Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1880
  2. Herrman v. . Adriatic Fire Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1881
  3. Ashworth v. Builders' Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1873
  4. Phœnix Insurance v. TuckerIllinois Supreme Court · 1879
  5. Cummins v. . Agricultural Insurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1876

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3Cited by20 opinions

  1. Ohio Farmers Insurance v. VogelIndiana Supreme Court · 1906
  2. Eddy v. Hawkeye Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1886
  3. Smith v. Lumbermen's Mutual InsuranceMichigan Court of Appeals · 1980
  4. Bonenfant v. American Fire InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1889
  5. Limburg v. German Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1894

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