Legal Opinion

Cherokee Foundries, Inc. v. Imperial Assur. Co.

Tennessee Supreme Court

Decided March 11, 1949PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Tomlinson

Fry and Stewart, trading as Cherokee Foundries, Inc.’, sued Imperial Assurance Company for $12,000.00 on an alleged insurance contract for damages done to an iron foundry by a fire of unknown origin on the night of April 30 — May 1, 1946. The Court of Appeals affirmed the judgment of the Circuit Court directing a verdict for *351defendant at the close of plaintiffs’ evidence. By its petition for certiorari Cherokee Boundaries insists that this was error.

Cherokee Foundries entered into an oral contract of purchase of this foundry from its owners, Jones Machinery & Foundry Company, for a cash…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Baird v. Fidelity-Phenix Fire Ins. Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1942
  2. Harrison v. FortlageSupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Wainer v. Milford Mutual Fire InsuranceMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1891
  4. Hessen v. Iowa Automobile Mutual InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1922
  5. Ætna Insurance v. MiersTennessee Supreme Court · 1857

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Focus Investment Associates, Inc. v. American Title Insurance Company, Focus Investment Associates, Inc. v. American Title Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1993
  2. Commercial Standard Ins. Co. v. PaulCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1951
  3. Phalen Park State Bank v. ReevesSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1977
  4. Hoehner v. Western Casualty & Surety Co.Michigan Court of Appeals · 1967
  5. Duncan v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1979

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