Legal Opinion

McGonigle v. Susquehanna Mutual Fire Insurance

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided April 29, 1895No. Appeal, Nos. 455 and 478PublishedCited by 24 opinions

Appeal, Nos. 455 and 478, Jan. T., 1895, by defendants, from judgments of C. P. Luzerne Co., March T., 1895, No. 180, and on report of referee. Assumpsit on fire insurance policy. The case was referred to Garret M. Harding, Esq., as referee, who reported as follows: “ First. The Susquehanna Mutual Fire Insurance Company established an agency at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and appointed Mr. I. W. Miller as agent.

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Appeal, Nos. 455 and 478, Jan. T., 1895, by defendants, from judgments of C. P. Luzerne Co., March T., 1895, No. 180, and on report of referee. Assumpsit on fire insurance policy. The case was referred to Garret M. Harding, Esq., as referee, who reported as follows: “ First. The Susquehanna Mutual Fire Insurance Company established an agency at Wilkes-Barre, Pa., and appointed Mr. I. W. Miller as agent. Mr. Miller, besides personally soliciting insurance for his principal, accepted the assistance of one George W. Thomas, who seems to have been a sort of an itinerant solicitor of insurances in…

1Opinion of the Court

Per Curiam,

There appears to be no substantial error either in the learned referee’s findings of fact or in his conclusions of law. His very able and exhaustive report is an ample vindication of his rulings. There was therefore no error in overruling the exceptions and directing judgment for plaintiff in accordance with the referee’s findings.

Judgment affirmed.

MCGONIGLE V. AURORA EIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.

Per Curiam, April 29, 1895 :

By writing, signed by counsel for the parties and filed in this case, it was agreed that the decision to be rendered in Patrick McGonigle v. Susquehanna Mut. Fire…

2Cited by24 opinions

  1. Harris v. Meyers (Et Al.)Superior Court of Pennsylvania · 1947
  2. Western Nat. Ins. Co. v. MarshSupreme Court of Oklahoma · 1912
  3. Leisen v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceNorth Dakota Supreme Court · 1910
  4. Isaac v. Donegal & Conoy Mut. Fire Ins.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1932
  5. Hawley v. IsaacsonWashington Supreme Court · 1921

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