Legal Opinion
Richard v. Springfield Fire & Marine Ins.
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 8, 1905No. 15,578PublishedCited by 10 opinions
Action by Rochbert P. Richard against the Springfield Fire & Marine Insurance Company. Judgment for plaintiff was reversed on appeal by the Court of Appeal, and plaintiff applies for certiorari or writ of review.
1Opinion of the CourtLand, J.
On August 25, 1903, plaintiff was insured by defendant against loss by fire in the sum of $1,000 on a small stock of merchandise. The policy was countersigned and issued by the Roos-Edwards Agency, of the town of Opelousas, La. The usual “iron-safe clause” was attached to the policy, and the following indorsement appears thereon, to wit:
“Permission is hereby given for 30 days to take complete inventory of stock.”
No inventory was taken, and on November 5, 1903, the agency made the following indorsement on the policy, to wit:
“The assured, under the above named and numbered policy, having been…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Continental Insurance v. RuckmanIllinois Supreme Court · 1889
- Weed v. London & Lancashire Fire InsuranceNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- German Insurance v. GraySupreme Court of Kansas · 1890
- Murphy v. Royal InsuranceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1900
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- McLain v. National Mut. Casualty Co.Louisiana Court of Appeal · 1946
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