Rankin v. Amazon Insurance Co.
California Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of the city and county of San Francisco, and from an order denying a new trial. The facts are stated in the opinion of the court.
1Opinion of the CourtPaterson, J.
This is an action on a fire insurance policy to recover the sum of $548.24.
The policy contained the following clause: “Reference is hereby made to a survey and diagram on file in the office of J. C. Mitchell & Son, which is made a part of this policy, and a warranty on the part of the assured.” The application for the policy was made on November *20721st, but was not countersigned or delivered until November 24, 1884. Mitchell & Son, who were insurance brokers, acted on behalf of plaintiffs in procuring the policy, and they promised at the time the application was made to furnish the survey and…
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- Waters v. Merchants' Louisville InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1837
- Glendale Woolen Co. v. Protection Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1851
- Cowan v. Phenix InsuranceCalifornia Supreme Court · 1889
- Wenzel v. Commercial Insurance Co.California Supreme Court · 1885
- Trojan Mining Co. v. Firemen's Insurance Co. of BaltimoreCalifornia Supreme Court · 1885
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- Bayley v. Employers' Liability Assurance Corp.California Supreme Court · 1899
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