Legal Opinion
Keesling v. Western Fire Insurance
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided April 1, 1974No. 2110-1PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCallow, J.
The plaintiff-insured brought suit on a fire insurance policy issued by the defendant-insurer, Western Fire Insurance Company, to recover for fire damage to his house. The trial court found that a policy requirement for appraisal had not been waived by the insurance company and therefore the court did not have jurisdiction of the cause. The plaintiff appeals the order of dismissal.
The house of the policyholder was insured by the insur- anee company under a policy which stated in pertinent part:
[T]his Company, . . . to an amount not exceeding the amount(s) above specified, does insure the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- School District No. 1 v. Globe & Republic Insurance Co. of AmericaMontana Supreme Court · 1965
- Hanby v. Maryland Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Delaware · 1970
- Randall v. American Fire InsuranceMontana Supreme Court · 1891
- Hamilton v. Phoenix Ins. Co. of HartfordCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1894
- Littrell v. Allemania Fire Insurance Co. of PittsburghNew York Court of Appeals · 1929
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3Cited by23 opinions
- In Re Universal Underwriters of Texas Insurance Co.Texas Supreme Court · 2011
- Terra Industries, Inc. v. Commonwealth Insurance Co. of AmericaDistrict Court, N.D. Iowa · 1997
- Meineke v. Twin City Fire InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1994
- Lynch v. American Family Mutual InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1991
- Kester v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1989
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