State Ex Rel. American Central Insurance v. Reynolds
Supreme Court of Missouri
Certiorari. (1) With, reference to whether the opinion predicates waiver upon alleged knowledge of Brown, we quote from the opinion of the respondents, as follows: “It (appellant) knew of the claim or change of ownership certainly a few weeks after issue of the policy.”
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Certiorari. (1) With, reference to whether the opinion predicates waiver upon alleged knowledge of Brown, we quote from the opinion of the respondents, as follows: “It (appellant) knew of the claim or change of ownership certainly a few weeks after issue of the policy.” Since the status of the parties as of the date of the fire must have been in contemplation, and the adjuster learned nothing, according to the opinion of the respondents, until after the fire, this ruling in the opinion could only have referred to the knowledge, if any, acquired by Brown. (2) The right of an insurance company…
1Opinion of the Court
Petition for certiorari, by the State, on the relation of American Central Insurance Company, a corporation, against George D. Reynolds et al., judges of the St. Louis Court of Appeals, to have this court quash the record of the Court of Appeals in the case of C.E. Hayden, Trustee, and others, against the American Central Insurance Company, 221 S.W. 437, and following. It is contended by the relator here that the opinion of the Court of Appeals contravenes certain rulings of this court.
The facts, as set out in the above opinion, read as follows:
"This is an action on an insurance policy for…
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