Northam v. International Insurance
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, the International Insurance Company of New York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Jefferson on the 8th day of May, 1899, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 10th day of May, 1899, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes.
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Appeal by the defendant, the International Insurance Company of New York, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Jefferson on the 8th day of May, 1899, upon the verdict of a jury rendered by direction of the court, and also from an order entered in said clerk’s office on the 10th day of May, 1899, denying the defendant’s motion for a new trial made upon the minutes. The action was brought to recover on an insurance policy issued by the defendant against loss or damage to property, both real and personal, situated on…
1Opinion of the Court
Hardin, P. J.:
On the 28th day of April, 1898, defendant issued its certificate to. George N. Brown, whereby it constituted him an agent of the defendant for the purpose of receiving proposals- ahd making insurance in its behalf, and therein authorized him to “ fix the rates of premium u.pon any such insurance, to receive moneys and to countersign and issue, renew and consent' to the tra/nsfer of policies of insurances
On the 26th of July, 1898, the agent of the defendant agreed upon *179terms of insurance of a building situated on Stony Island in the town of Hounsfield, and upon insurance of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- McNally v. Phœnix InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1893
- Griffey v. New York Central InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1885
- Washington Fire Insurance v. KellyCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1870
- Manchester v. . Guardian Assurance Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1896
- Ellis v. KreutzingerSupreme Court of Missouri · 1858
3Cited by7 opinions
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- Northam v. Dutchess County Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1903
- Knox v. FullerWashington Supreme Court · 1900
- Fields v. Western Millers Mutual Fire InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1944
- Northam v. Dutchess County Mutual InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1901
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