Legal Opinion
Steel v. Phenix Ins. Co. of Brooklyn
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Oregon
Decided October 19, 1891PublishedCited by 6 opinions
At Law.
1Opinion of the CourtDeady, J.
On April 21, 1884, the defendant, in consideration of the snm of $300 paid to it by E. S. Kearney, insured him as “Receiver for Holladay v. Holladay,” in the sum of $5,000, against loss or damage by fire on a half interest in the Clarendon hotel and furniture, for the term of one year from the 27th of the month, and, on the night of May 19th following, the property was destroyed by fire.
This suit was brought on July 10, 1885, by D. P. Thompson, as the successor of Kearney in the receivership, to reform the policy, which it is alleged in the bill was made payable to Kearney, “instead of the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Thompson v. Phenix InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Riddlesbarger v. Hartford InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1869
- Hay v. . Star Fire Insurance CompanyNew York Court of Appeals · 1879
- Spare v. Home Mut. Ins.United States Circuit Court · 1883
- Thompson v. Phœnix Ins.United States Circuit Court · 1885
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Galloway v. Standard Fire InsuranceWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1898
- Fidelity & Casualty Co. of New York v. LoveCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1901
- Egan v. Oakland InsuranceOregon Supreme Court · 1895
- Chambers v. Glens Falls InsuranceNew York Supreme Court · 1964
- Aboaf v. Phoenix Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Puerto Rico · 1926
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