Bourgeois v. Mutual Fire Insurance
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Fond du Lao County. The complaint alleges, in effect, that in June, 1891, for a valuable consideration paid, the plaintiff procured a policy of insurance in the defendant company against loss or damage, to the amount of $3,000, of which $2,000 was on his dwelling house, including foundation and cellar walls, $400 on his barn,'$300 on his granary and stable therein, and $300 on live stock, which policy was for the term of five years, from…
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APPEAL from tbe Circuit Court for Fond du Lao County. The complaint alleges, in effect, that in June, 1891, for a valuable consideration paid, the plaintiff procured a policy of insurance in the defendant company against loss or damage, to the amount of $3,000, of which $2,000 was on his dwelling house, including foundation and cellar walls, $400 on his barn,'$300 on his granary and stable therein, and $300 on live stock, which policy was for the term of five years, from June 4, 1891, to June 4,1896; that the plaintiff performed all the conditions on his part to be performed; that in the…
1Opinion of the CourtCassoday, J.
The plaintiff, by his agent, applied to Pauley, a local agent of the defendant, for the insurance in question, June 4, 1891. The jury found that at the time of such application the plaintiff’s agent informed Pauley that there was then an incumbrance on the property to the amount of $4,900, and the evidence supports the finding. It further appears from the evidence that at the time of such application the plaintiff’s agent requested Pauley to write the same; that the defendant’s secretary, Hennen, who countersigned the policy in question, being present at the time, at the instance of Pauley…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Hankins v. Rockford Insurance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1887
- Renier v. Dwelling House InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
- Knudson v. Hekla Fire InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1889
- Stevens v. Queen Insurance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1892
- Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co. v. CribbWisconsin Supreme Court · 1891
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