Legal Opinion
Connecticut Fire Ins. Co. of Hartford v. Evans
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided December 1, 1931No. 6275PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BRYAN, Circuit Judge.
The appellant insurance company issued a $15,000 policy of fire insurance on more than 400 separate abstracts of title to as many tracts of Texas lands, naming Grady Evans, appellee, as the assured. The policy covered the abstracts wherever they might be in Texas, and described them as the property of Evans, but in the event of a loss required the formal proof to state the interest not only of Evans but of all others. It limited liability to the cost to the assured of replacement. The abstracts were the property of the Sugg estate, and had been prepared for it by Evans,…
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- California Insurance v. Union Compress Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1890
- McElroy v. British America Assur. Co. of TorontoCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1899
- Gristock v. Royal InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1891
- Bennett v. . Agr'l Ins. Co. of WatertownNew York Court of Appeals · 1887
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- United States v. Leo LutzCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961