Dixie Fire Insurance v. American Confectionery Co.
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM DAVIDSON. Appeal from the Chancery Court of Davidson County, to the Court of Civil Appeals,, and by certiorari from the Court of Civil Appeals to the Supreme Court. — John Allison, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Neil
The original bill in this case was filed by the Dixie Fire Insurance Company, the North British & Mercantile Insurance Company and the Stuyvesant Insurance Company against the American Confectionery Company, the Globe Underwriters’ Agency, and the International Fire Insurance Company.
There was also a cross bill filed by the two latter companies against the complainants and the American Confectionery Company.
There was a demurrer filed to the original bill, and upon the hearing in- the court below the chancellor dismissed both bills for want of jurisdiction, and thereupon the complainants and…
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