Wunderlich v. Palatine Fire Insurance
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Lang-lade county: Jonsr Goodlakd, Circuit Judge. This is a consolidated action brought by plaintiffs upon nineteen policies of insurance, aggregating $.20,500, covering certain lumber owned by them,, which, it is claimed, was destroyed by fire on May 6 and 7, 1898. The defendants answered, admitting the fire and compliance with the conditions precedent as to notice and proofs of loss, and denying the value of the property…
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Appeal from a judgment of the circuit court for Lang-lade county: Jonsr Goodlakd, Circuit Judge. This is a consolidated action brought by plaintiffs upon nineteen policies of insurance, aggregating $.20,500, covering certain lumber owned by them,, which, it is claimed, was destroyed by fire on May 6 and 7, 1898. The defendants answered, admitting the fire and compliance with the conditions precedent as to notice and proofs of loss, and denying the value of the property destroyed. The answer also sets up, as a defense, fraud and false swearing by the plaintiffs in relation to the subject…
1Opinion of the CourtEaedebN, J.
1. Upon, the trial the defendants offered certain portions of the plaintiffs’ testimony taken upon their examination as adverse parties under .the statute. This was objected to on the ground that none of it should be received unless it was all offered, which objection was sustained. Thereupon the defendants offered the whole examination in evidence under protest. One difficulty with the defendants’ complaint is that the record fails to disclose what portions of the deposition they desired to offer in evidence. The prevailing rule is, as we think, that either party may read such parts of a…
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