Legal Opinion
McRae v. Mercury Insurance
Nebraska Supreme Court
Decided March 23, 1934No. 28808PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGoss, C. J.
This was an action to recover on an automobile fire insurance policy. At the conclusion of the evidence defendant moved for an instructed verdict or for a dismissal. The court entered a dismissal. Plaintiffs appealed.
On September 20, 1929, plaintiffs bought of Marmon Brothers, Inc., of Kansas' City, a Marmon sedan. They did not pay in cash the entire consideration. The unpaid balance was financed by Atlas Acceptance Corporation, which purchased the policy from defendant through Oppenheimer Brothers, insurance agents. The policy was for $1,275, and covered both fire and theft. The mortgage…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hanover Fire Ins. Co. v. WoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1923
- Hillock v. Traders InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1884
- Home Insurance Co. of New York v. Chattahoochee Lumber Co.Supreme Court of Georgia · 1906
- Grant Lumber Co. v. North River Ins. Co. of New YorkDistrict Court, D. Idaho · 1918
- Hopkins v. Phœnix InsuranceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1889
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Jelsma v. Scottsdale InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1989
- Stone v. Farm Bureau Town & Country Insurance Co. of MissouriMissouri Court of Appeals · 2006
- Glover v. Employers' Liability Assur. Corp.Court of Appeals of Texas · 1935
- Jelsma v. Colonial Penn InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1989