Legal Opinion

Security Printing Co. v. Westchester Fire Insurance

Missouri Court of Appeals

Decided May 4, 1920PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis.— Hon. Benjamin J. Klene, Judge. (1) The directed verdict was wrong as to the interest allowed. (2) The alleged appraisement is not an award. It is only evidence and. must be established as other facts. Young v. Penn. Fire Ins. Co., 269 Mo. 1, ■ 387 S. W. 856; Zaller v. Laclede Mut. F. & M. Ins. Co., 44 Mo. 530, 432; Kent-Purdy Paint Co. v. Aetna Ins. Co., 165 Mo. App. 30, 43; Stolz v. Miller, 176 Mo.

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Appeal from the Circuit Court of the City of St. Louis.— Hon. Benjamin J. Klene, Judge. (1) The directed verdict was wrong as to the interest allowed. (2) The alleged appraisement is not an award. It is only evidence and. must be established as other facts. Young v. Penn. Fire Ins. Co., 269 Mo. 1, ■ 387 S. W. 856; Zaller v. Laclede Mut. F. & M. Ins. Co., 44 Mo. 530, 432; Kent-Purdy Paint Co. v. Aetna Ins. Co., 165 Mo. App. 30, 43; Stolz v. Miller, 176 Mo. App. 352; Adams v. N. Y. Bowery F. Ins. Co., 85 Iowa, 6, 10; Pierce’s Loan Co. vvNetherlands F. & L. Ins. Co., 200 5. W. 120, 122. (3) The…

1Opinion of the Court

ALLEN J.

This is an action on a policy of fire insurance, issued to the plaintiff corporation by the defendant insurance company on December 31, 1913., covering the contents of a building used by plaintiff in the conduct of its printing business in the city of St. Louis. The policy in. suit insured plaintiff against loss to said property by fire in a sum not exceeding $2900. It was one of thirty-nine fire policies issued to plaintiff by various insurance companies upon said property; the total insurance thereon aggregating the maximum sum of $100,000. By the terms of the policy sued upon the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Young v. Pennsylvania Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1916
  2. Zallee v. Laclede Mutual Fire & Marine InsuranceSupreme Court of Missouri · 1869
  3. Kent & Purdy Paint Co. v. Aetna InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1912
  4. Fassett v. FassettSupreme Court of Missouri · 1867

3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Security Printing Co. v. Connecticut Fire InsuranceMissouri Court of Appeals · 1922
  2. Phoenix Assurance Company of New York v. SingerDistrict Court, E.D. Missouri · 1963
  3. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. v. Tire Clearing House, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1932
  4. Mitchell v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
  5. Mitchell v. Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978

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