Legal Opinion

Newman v. Hammond

Indiana Supreme Court

Decided May 15, 1874PublishedCited by 12 opinions

From the Ripley Circuit Court.

1Opinion of the CourtPettit, J.

This suit was brought by Phillip D. Hammond, receiver of the Home Insurance Company of Lafayette, Ind., against the appellant, John W. Newman, on a note given for a policy of insurance, and made payable to the company.

There was a demurrer to the complaint for these causes:

“ 1. The complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action.
“2. Because there is a defect of parties plaintiffs.”

The demurrer was overruled, exception taken, and this *120ruling is assigned for error. We hold that this ruling was error, for which the judgment must be reversed. The complaint shows that the…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. Ferger v. WeslerIndiana Supreme Court · 1871

3Cited by12 opinions

  1. Batten v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1881
  2. State ex rel. United Railways Co. v. ReynoldsSupreme Court of Missouri · 1914
  3. Pressley v. HarrisonIndiana Supreme Court · 1885
  4. Cain v. GodaIndiana Supreme Court · 1882
  5. State v. HindmanIndiana Supreme Court · 1903

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