Citizens' Insurance v. Stoddard
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;—heard in that court on appeal from the Circuit Court of Cook county; the Hon. Frank Baker, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Boggs
The appellees, in an action of assumpsit brought to recover on a fire insurance policy issued by the appellant company, on a hearing before a jury were awarded a judgment in the sum of $1261.25, and the Appellate Court for the First District affirmed the judgment.
The only defense sought to be made was, that proofs of loss were not presented to the company within thirty days after the fire, as by a stipulation in the policy was required to be done. The appellees contended,—and such was the theory on which the judgment was rendered,— that one Charles H. Sisson was the agent of the appellant…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Fray v. National Fire InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1930
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