Legal Opinion
Schussler v. Fort Dearborn Casualty Underwriters
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided October 17, 1923No. Gen. No. 27,913PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Presiding Justice Taylor
delivered the opinion of the court.
On September 10, 1921, the plaintiff, Schussler, took out a policy of insurance on his automobile in the defendant company, which contained the following provision: “Item 3. Against loss by damage to any of the above automobiles by collision with any object, moving or stationary.”
In the afternoon of January 1,1922, the automobile, while being driven by the plaintiff, “skidded going down hill one mile north of Orland swerving first to one side then to the other until right-hind wheel struck a ridge on the side of road which caused…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Bell v. American Insurance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1921
- Hardenbergh v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.Appellate Terms of the Supreme Court of New York · 1913
- Lepman v. Employers Liability Assurance Corp.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1912
- Stuht v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1916
- Gibson v. Georgia Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1915
3Cited by3 opinions
- Teitelbaum v. St. Louis Fire & Marine InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1938
- Orr v. Farmers Automobile InsuranceAppellate Court of Illinois · 1926
- Hamilton v. Ohio Farmers InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1931