Coast Lumber Co. v. Aetna Life Insurance Co.
Idaho Supreme Court
APPEAL from the District Court of the Third Judicial District for Ada County. Hon. John F. MacLane, Judge. Action to recover costs and expenses recovered under an insurance policy against injuries and death. The liability of the insurance company is fixed by its polir_; of insurance, and the terms of that contract, in the abs^ ambiguity, must control.
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APPEAL from the District Court of the Third Judicial District for Ada County. Hon. John F. MacLane, Judge. Action to recover costs and expenses recovered under an insurance policy against injuries and death. The liability of the insurance company is fixed by its polir_; of insurance, and the terms of that contract, in the abs^ ambiguity, must control. (Rumford Falls Paper Go. v. Fidelity & Casualty Go., 92 Me. 574, 43 Atl. 503.) The company is liable for costs. - (New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Cumberland Tel. Co., 152 Fed. 961, 82 C. C. A. 315, 12 L. R. A., N. S., 478; Breivster v. Empire…
1Opinion of the CourtStewart, C. J.
On the 14th day of April, 1909, Charles-N. Maw recovered a judgment against the appellant for personal injuries for the sum of $12,500, with interest thereon at the rate of seven per cent per annum until paid, together with *268costs and disbursements incurred in said action, amounting to the sum of $96.40. An appeal was taken from said judgment to the supreme court of this state and said judgment was affirmed, on the 18th day of March, 1911, and the costs on the appeal were assessed at the sum of $46.25. On the 18th day of May, 1911, plaintiff paid such judgment in full, amounting to the sum of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Rumford Falls Paper Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Supreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1899
- Puget Sound Improvement Co. v. Frankfort Marine, Accident & Plate Glass InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1909
- Brewster v. Empire State Surety Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1911
- New Amsterdam Casualty Co. v. Cumberland Telephone & Telegraph Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1907
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- Bloom-Rosenblum-Kline Co. v. Union Indemnity Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1929
- Pendlebury v. Western Casualty and Surety Co.Idaho Supreme Court · 1965
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