Legal Opinion

Lewis v. Insurance Co. of North America

Wisconsin Supreme Court

Decided January 13, 1931PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtNelson, J.

The plaintiff contends that the court erred in holding that the silo filler and hay baler were not within the terms of the policy. The policy clearly covered “farm-machinery” and by its terms excluded “threshing machines, windmills, electric motors, gasoline, kerosene and steam-power engines and machines.” The policy is a Wisconsin standard fire policy, but paragraph 19 thereof is contained in a rider attached to the policy which is clearly “a description and specification or schedule of the property covered.” Sec. 203.06 (2), Stats. The form of the particular rider containing paragraph 19 is…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. French v. Fidelity & Casualty Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1908
  2. Bell v. American Insurance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1921
  3. Rosenthal v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaWisconsin Supreme Court · 1914
  4. Kiviniemi v. American Mutual Liability InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1930
  5. Frozine v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceWisconsin Supreme Court · 1928

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. Kisting v. Westchester Fire Insurance CompanyDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1968
  2. Fleckenstein v. Citizens' Mutual Automobile InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1950
  3. Fletcher v. AETNA CASUALITY & SURETY CO.Court of Appeals of Wisconsin · 1991
  4. Rood v. Merchants Insurance Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1942
  5. Wisconsin Hydro Electric Company, a Wisconsin Corporation v. Equitable Fire and Marine Insurance Company, a Rhode Island CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1956

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