Legal Opinion

Fireman's Fund Ins. Co. v. Williams

Mississippi Supreme Court

Decided May 7, 1934No. 31192PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtMcG-owen, J.

From a decree of the chancery court overruling a de'murrer to a bill in equity filed by Homer J. Williams against the Fireman’s Fund Insurance Company, the court below allowed an appeal here to settle the principles of the case.

Briefly, the bill alleged that on February 3, 1929, appellee entered into a written contract of insurance with appellant through its general agent, T. E. Moody, in Grenada, Mississippi, whereby the insurance company insured, for a period of one year, appellee’s household and kitchen furniture and personal effects located in his residence in said city; that Moody, as…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Savings Bank v. WardSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  2. Trustees of the First Baptist Ch. v. . Brooklyn Fire Ins.New York Court of Appeals · 1859
  3. National Bank v. BurkhardtSupreme Court of the United States · 1880
  4. Washington v. SoriaMississippi Supreme Court · 1896
  5. Jilson v. GilbertWisconsin Supreme Court · 1870

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3Cited by11 opinions

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  2. OJ Stanton & Co. v. MISS. STATE HWY. COM'NMississippi Supreme Court · 1979
  3. H. I. Stahlman, Jr., General Partner, and Wife, Mrs. J. S. Stahlman, Limited Partner, D/B/A Stahlman Lumber Company, Ltd. v. National Lead CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1963
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  5. Sonat Exploration Company, Etc. v. William D. Mann and Mann Production, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986

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