Johnson v. Brewers' Fire Insurance Co. of America
Wisconsin Supreme Court
APPEAL from the County Court of Mil/wauJsee County. Action upon a Michigan judgment. The following statement of facts was prepared by Mr. Justice Oassoday as the basis of his dissenting opinion. A briefer outline of the facts will be found in the opinion of Mr. Chief Justice Cole.
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APPEAL from the County Court of Mil/wauJsee County. Action upon a Michigan judgment. The following statement of facts was prepared by Mr. Justice Oassoday as the basis of his dissenting opinion. A briefer outline of the facts will be found in the opinion of Mr. Chief Justice Cole. On the 29th of June, 1874, Boswell, assignor of the plaintiff, Johnson, commenced a suit against the defendant company, in the circuit court for the county of Menominee in the state of Michigan, to recover upwards of $2,000 damages caused by loss from fire, upon a policy of insurance issued by the defendant. Process…
1Opinion of the CourtCole, C. J.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the county court of Milwaukee county in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendant. The action in the county court was founded upon a judgment recovered in the circuit court for Menominee county, in the state of Michigan, in favor of one Boswell against the defendant, which judgment had been assigned to the plaintiff below before suit brought. The defendant answered in this action, nul tiel record. Upon the trial, the plaintiff introduced an exemplified copy of the record of the suit in the Michigan court, showing the rendition of the judgment sued…
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