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Hammond v. Knox

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided March 4, 1908PublishedCited by 7 opinions

Appeal by the defendant, Seymour H. Knox, from a judgment of the Supreme Court in favor of the plaintiff, entered in the office of the clerk of the county of Erie on the 11th day of June, 1907, upon the decision of the court rendered after a trial at the Erie Trial Term, a jury having been waived.

1Opinion of the Court

Spring, J.:

On the 11th day of March, 1904, the plaintiff was appointed receiver of the Atlas Mutual Insurance Company, a mutual fire association organized in pursuance of the laws of the State of Massachusetts, with its principal place of business in Boston in that State. The defendant resides in the city of Buffalo, in the State.of Kew York; and in September, 1903, the insurance company issued to him two fire insurance policies. The premium on one policy was $555, and the other $2,620. Each policy contained an “ agreement by the *11insured as a condition of this policy that the said insured or…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Hawkins v. GlennSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  2. Great Western Telegraph Co. v. PurdySupreme Court of the United States · 1896
  3. Howarth v. . AngleNew York Court of Appeals · 1900
  4. Howarth v. AngleAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
  5. Converse v. StewartAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1905

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Stone v. Penn Yan, Keuka Park & Branchport RailwayNew York Court of Appeals · 1910
  2. New York Telephone Co. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915
  3. Hammond v. International Railway Co.New York Supreme Court · 1909
  4. In Re Wisconsin Mut. Ins. Co.Wisconsin Supreme Court · 1945
  5. New York Telephone Co. v. StateAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1915

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