Legal Opinion

Smith v. Binder

Illinois Supreme Court

Decided September 15, 1874PublishedCited by 11 opinions

Appeal from, the Circuit Court of La Salle county; the Hon. Edwin S. Leland, Judge, presiding.

1Opinion of the CourtJustice Craig

This cause was originally commenced before a justice of the peace, by Frederick Binder against ¡Nathaniel Smith, to recover a certain sum of money which was paid to appellant, as agent of an insurance company, as the premium for two policies of insurance, issued to appellee upon certain property.

From the judgment of the justice of the peace an appeal was prosecuted to the circuit court, where a trial was again had, which resulted in a verdict in appellee’s favor.

The appellant brings the record here, and seeks a reversal of the judgment; first, on the ground the verdict is contrary to the…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Hearsey v. PruynNew York Supreme Court · 1810
  2. Farmers & Merchants' Insurance v. SmithIllinois Supreme Court · 1872

3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Downey v. HumphreysCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1951
  2. Garrison v. Edward Brown & SonsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1944
  3. Metropolitan National Bank v. Merchants' National BankIllinois Supreme Court · 1899
  4. Kremer v. LewisSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1917
  5. Union Mutual Casualty Insurance v. Insurance Budget Plan, Inc.Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1935

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