Legal Opinion

Seay v. Commercial Union Assur. Co.

Supreme Court of Oklahoma

Decided May 12, 1914No. 3126PublishedCited by 4 opinions

Error from District Court, Kingfisher County; A. H. Huston, Judge. Action by A. J. Seay against the Commercial Union Assurance Company, Limited, of London, England. Judgment for defendant, and plaintiff brings error.

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion by

GALBRAITPI, C.

This was an action on a contract of insurance against loss by windstorm, cyclone, or tQr-nado, issued April 10, 1907, for a term of three years thereafter. The loss was charged to have occurred on the 15th, 16th, and 17th of October, 1908; the action was commenced December 12, 1910. The answer was a general denial and numerous affirmative defenses not necessary to enumerate. A trial was had to the court and a jury. At the close of the evidence the court sustained the motion of the insurance company for an instructed verdict, and directed the jury to return a verdict…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Oklahoma Fire Ins. Co. v. WagesterSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  2. St. Louis S. F. R. Co. v. JamesSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  3. Keys Keys v. Williamsburg City Fire Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  4. Keys Keys v. Mechanics' Traders' Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913
  5. Keys v. Phoenix Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1913

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. George v. Connecticut Fire Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1921
  2. Hornick v. First Catholic Slovak UnionSupreme Court of Kansas · 1924
  3. Niagara Fire Insurance Co. v. NicholsSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1923
  4. Fidelity & Deposit Co. v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 1935

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