Birmingham Fire Insurance v. Pulver
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Superior Court of Cook county; the Hon. John P. Altgeld, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Justice- Bailey
delivered the opinion of the Court:
This was a suit in assumpsit, brought by Emilie Pulver against the Birmingham Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg, to recover the amount of a loss under a policy of insurance against fire. The trial in the Superior Court resulted in a judgment in favor of the plaintiff for $1103.85 and costs, which judgment was affirmed on appeal by the Appellate Court. By a further appeal the defendant brings the record to this court and assigns for error the judgment of the Appellate Court.
The policy of insurance in question was one of three policies for…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hoffman v. Ætna Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1865
- Reed v. Washington Fire & Marine InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1885
- Gere v. Council Bluffs Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1885
- Canfield v. Watertown Fire InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1882
- Liverpool, London & Globe Insurance v. CreightonSupreme Court of Georgia · 1874
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- Butler v. &198tna Insurance Co.North Dakota Supreme Court · 1934
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