Legal Opinion
Cobbs v. Fire Ass'n
Michigan Supreme Court
Decided March 2, 1888PublishedCited by 10 opinions
. Motion for rehearing. The facts are stated in the opinion.
1Opinion of the CourtChamplin, J.
A motion for • a rehearing was made in this case for the reason that in the opinion handed down it was stated:
“ Whether a waiver is made out or not is a question for the-jury. * * * The question of waiver was properly submitted to the jury under the testimony;” —
While the record shows that no question of waiver was submitted to the jury. What the opinion states is that—
“A waiver may be proved indirectly, by circumstances, as well as by direct testimony; and whether a waiver is made out or not is a question for the jury.”
*466The opinion is erroneous in stating that the question of waiver was…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Titus v. . Glens Falls Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1880
- Gans v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1877
- Marthinson v. North British & Mercantile InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1887
- Spring Garden Mutual Insurance v. Evans ex rel. RileyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1856
3Cited by10 opinions
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- Bayer v. Winton Motor Car Co.Michigan Supreme Court · 1916
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- Realty Construction Co. v. KennedyMichigan Supreme Court · 1926
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