Legal Opinion
Smith v. German Insurance
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided December 10, 1895PublishedCited by 35 opinions
Error to Eaton; Smith, J. Assumpsit by John B. Smith, treasurer of Eaton county, against the German Insurance Company of Freeport, Illinois, on a fire policy. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendant brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtLong, J.
On October 28, 1893, the defendant issued to the treasurer of Eaton county its policy of insurance, covering $3,000 on the Eaton county courthouse, for three years. The policy was the Michigan standard form, and contained the following conditions:
“This entire policy, unless otherwise provided by agreement indorsed hereon or added hereto, shall be void * * * if the hazard be increased by any means within the control or knowledge of the insured, or if mechanics be employed in building, altering, or repairing the within described premises for more than 15 days at any one time, or if * * * there…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Towle v. Ionia, Eaton & Barry Farmers' Mutual Fire InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1892
- O'Niel v. . the Buffalo Fire Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1849
- City of Minneapolis v. WilkinSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1883
- First Congregational Church v. Holyoke Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1893
- New-York Equitable Insurance v. LangdonNew York Supreme Court · 1831
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Grand Trunk Western R. Co. v. HW Nelson Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
- American Central Life Insurance v. RosensteinIndiana Court of Appeals · 1910
- Packard Manufacturing Co. v. Indiana Lumbermens Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1947
- Cummings v. Conn. Gen. Life Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1930
- National Aid Life Ass'n v. MurphyCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1934
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