Legal Opinion
E.S. Ins. Co. v. . A.C. Ins. Co.
New York Court of Appeals
Decided June 6, 1893PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The firm of Straub Morris were agents of the plaintiff at Pittsburgh, Pa., in August, 1889, and on the 7th day of that month, as such agents, they issued a policy of insurance whereby the plaintiff insured the Ridgway Lumber Company against loss by fire to the amount of $2,500. Subsequently, on the 20th day of August, the defendant appointed them its agents also. They reported that policy to the plaintiff on the 19th day of August, and it wrote to its special agent, Frank Aull, to have the risk reduced to $1,000, and he notified the agents to cancel the policy or reduce the risk to $1,000, by…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- New-York Central Ins. Co. v. . National Protection Ins. Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1856
- Porter v. WoodruffNew Jersey Court of Chancery · 1882
- Utica Insurance v. Toledo InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1853
3Cited by17 opinions
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- The Monarch Insurance Company of Ohio and the Central National Insurance Company of Omaha v. The Insurance Corporation of Ireland Limited and Frelinghuysen Livestock Managers, Inc., the Insurance Corporation of Ireland Limited v. Frelinghuysen Livestock Managers, Inc., the Insurance Corporation of Ireland Limited and Frelinghuysen Livestock Managers, Inc., Third-Party v. Rtc Limited, Bloodstock International (Bermuda) Ltd., Leadenhall Limited, Peter James Meredew, John Richard Crawford Harris and Somerset Broking Limited, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. McKenzieAppellate Court of Illinois · 1897
- Bernstein v. Centaur InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1986
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