German American Insurance v. Hyman
Supreme Court of Colorado
Appeal from the District Court of Lake County. Hon. Frank W. Owers, Judge. Action by M. Hyman against The German American Insurance Company and The German Alliance Insurance Company. From a judgment for plaintiff, defendants appeal.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Helm
1. The first ground relied on for a reversal of the judgment below is that both of the policies in suit were rendered wholly void by the installation and use of the gasoline lighting plant in the building-insured ; each of said policies prohibiting the generation and use of gasoline vapor on the premises without the consent of the insurer in writing.
Wright & Stotesbury represented both defendants in the city of Leadville. They were furnished with blank policies of insurance duly signed by the president and secretary, with authority to fill out and issue the same; they had power to solicit…
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- Pollock v. German Fire-InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1901
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