Fidelity-Phoenix Ins. Co. v. Williams
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Law and Equity Court, Morgan County; Thomas W. Wert, Judge. Action by P. W. Williams against the Fidelity-Phoenix Insurance Company. From Judgment for plaintiff, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtMcOLELLAN, J.
This is a suit instituted by the appellee against the appellant on an insurance policy issued by the appellant to the appellee, indemnifying the appellee to the extent of $2,000, in the event of loss by fire of appellee’s stock of merchandise. The stock was destroyed by fire on the night of December 27, 1914, and the plaintiff was accorded a judgment on the policy, to review which judgment the defendant appeals. The chief defenses were predicated of the plaintiff’s failure to meet the conditions of the iron-safe clause. This clause provided: “The assured will keep a set of books which shall…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance v. KearneySupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- Georgia Home Insurance v. AllenSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- Home Ins. v. WilliamsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1916
- Hanover Fire Insurance v. CrawfordSupreme Court of Alabama · 1898
- Chamberlain v. Shawnee Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Alabama · 1912
3Cited by10 opinions
- Pennsylvania Fire Ins. Co. v. MaloneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
- Hanover Fire Ins. Co. v. WoodSupreme Court of Alabama · 1925
- Home Ins. Co. v. ShrinerSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- London Assur. Corporation v. PooleSupreme Court of Alabama · 1924
- Franklin County v. RichardsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1918
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