Legal Opinion
Hughes v. Home Insurance Co.
Court of Appeals of Tennessee
Decided June 15, 1928PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCrownower, J.
This is a suit to recover $1600 on two policies of insurance on a barn and contents, claimed by complainant J. M. Hughes, which had been mortgaged to complainant Phoenix Life Insurance Company, which property was destroyed by fire on April 19, .1927, and also to recover twenty-five per cent statutory penalty.
The defendant answered and denied that the policies were in force at the time of the fire, and denied all liability. The defenses set up were that the complainant had forfeited the policies, first, because of misrepresentations in the applications, wherein J. M. Hughes was represented to…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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- De Rossett Hat Co. v. London Lancashire Fire Ins.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1915
- First National Bank v. Fidelity & Guaranty Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1902
- Gleason v. Prudential Fire InsuranceTennessee Supreme Court · 1912
- Light & Co. v. Insurance Co.Tennessee Supreme Court · 1900
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- Midwestern Indemnity Company, Cross-Appellant v. Cyrus Leon Harvey, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1987
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