Griffin v. Palatine Ins. Co.
Texas Commission of Appeals
Error to Court of Civil Appeals of Seventh Supreme Judicial District. Action by John E. Griffin against the Palatine Insurance Company and others. Prom a judgment of the Court of Civil Appeals (202 S. W. 1014) reversing a judgment for plaintiff, he brings error.
1Opinion of the CourtMcCLENDON, P. J.
This action was brought by John B. Griffin against a number of fire insurance companies, William P. Cas-sell, state agent of one of defendant companies, the National Union, and R. L. Cole and others, alleged to be partners under the firm name of Bates Adjustment Company, to recover damages alleged to have been the result of a conspiracy formed by defendants to render it impossible for plaintiff to obtain fire insurance upon his stock of goods, and thereby destroy his business as a retail grocer. In the trial court,- upon a special issue verdict, plaintiff recovered $7,500 actual and $5,000…
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- Palatine Ins. Co. v. GriffinCourt of Appeals of Texas · 1918
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