Legal Opinion
Commonwealth Insurance v. Soloman
Superior Court of Delaware
Decided January 16, 1923No. 171PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Wolcott, Chancellor,
delivering the opinion of the court:
The propositions of law advanced by the plaintiff in error are as follows:
1. The finding of tfie jury that an agreement of settlement was made between the insurer and the insured is against the weight of the evidence.
2. It was error to admit the testimony of the witness Monrose to prove what his agency was without preceding this by some other proof of the alleged agency.
3. There is no evidence to support a finding of the jury that the adjuster had authority to make the agreement alleged to have been made.
4. An adjuster of fire losses…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Bond v. National Fire InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1916
- California Ins. v. GraceySupreme Court of Colorado · 1890
- Searle v. Dwelling House InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1890
- Illinois Mutual Fire Insurance v. ArchdeaconIllinois Supreme Court · 1876
- Wilms v. New Hampshire Fire InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1917
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3Cited by10 opinions
- Merrimack Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. BattsCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 2001
- Nathan Miller, Inc. v. Northern InsuranceSuperior Court of Delaware · 1944
- Turner v. VineyardSupreme Court of Delaware · 1951
- Standard Acc. Ins. Co. v. Ponsell's Drug Stores, Inc.Supreme Court of Delaware · 1964
- American Ins. Co. v. IaconiSupreme Court of Delaware · 1952
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