Legal Opinion
Phenix Insurance v. Lamar
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided May 25, 1886No. 12,585PublishedCited by 11 opinions
From the Spencer Circuit Court.
1Opinion of the CourtMitchell, J.
This was a suit by William S. Lamar against the Phenix Insurance Company, to recover for an alleged loss by fire, under a policy of insurance issued upon the property of the former.
The policy contained this condition: “ If the assured shall have, or shall hereafter make, any other insurance (whether valid or not) on the property herein described, or any part thereof, without the consent of this company written hereon,” this policy shall be void.
The insurance company answered that the condition above set out had been violated, in this, that the insured had, prior to the receipt of the policy…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Carpenter v. Providence Washington InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
- Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance v. HazelettIndiana Supreme Court · 1886
- Hubbard & Spencer v. Hartford Fire Ins.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1871
- Bigler v. . New York Central Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1860
- Rising Sun Insurance v. SlaughterIndiana Supreme Court · 1863
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Havens v. Home InsuranceIndiana Supreme Court · 1887
- Continental Insurance v. VanlueIndiana Supreme Court · 1891
- Hughes v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaNebraska Supreme Court · 1894
- American Insurance v. ReplogleIndiana Supreme Court · 1888
- Phœnix Insurance v. CopelandSupreme Court of Alabama · 1890
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