London Assurance Co. v. Drennen
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. This case was before the court at the last term, 113 U. S. 51, when thé court gave a construction to the contract between’ the Assurance Company and the present defendants in error, then plaintiffs in error.
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ERROR TO THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF MINNESOTA. This case was before the court at the last term, 113 U. S. 51, when thé court gave a construction to the contract between’ the Assurance Company and the present defendants in error, then plaintiffs in error. That contract, and other facts in that case which also enter into this case, will be found on pages 51, 52, 53 and 54 of vol. 113. At the new trial had in September, 1885, a verdict was rendered for plaintiffs for $6770, and judgment accordingly. This writ of error was sued out to review that judgment. There…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
This case has been once before in this court. Drennen v. London Assurance Co., 113 U. S. 51. It is an action upon two policies of fire insurance executed March 10, 1883, and covering certain goods, wares, and merchandise belonging to the firm of Drennen, Starr & Everett. Each policy contains the following provisions : “ If the property be sold or transferred, or any change takes place in title or possession, (except by succession by reason of the death of the insured,) whether by legal process, or judicial decree, or voluntary transfer or conveyance, . . . then, and in every such case, this…
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- Drennen v. London Assurance Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1885
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