Cohen v. Home Insurance
Superior Court of Delaware
Action by David Cohen against the Home Insurance Company, a corporation of the State of New York. Verdict directed for defendant.
1Opinion of the CourtRice, J.
The first prayer of the defendant is in the following language;
“The defendant requests the court that the jury be instructed to find a verdict for the defendant.”
The questions of law and fact upon which this prayer is based, are the same as were presented to the court by the defendant in his motion for a nonsuit.
[1, 2] We will first state that we believe each of the insurance policies sued on by the plaintiff in this case is a Maryland contract, and that the law of Maryland as pronounced by the courts of that state controls the present case so far as it is applicable to the facts before us,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Southern Fire Insurance v. KnightSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Hartford Fire Insurance v. KeatingCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1897
- Lewis v. Guardian Fire & Life Assurance Co. of London, EnglandNew York Court of Appeals · 1905
- Graham v. Niagara Fire InsuranceSupreme Court of Georgia · 1899
- Beebe v. Ohio Farmers' InsuranceMichigan Supreme Court · 1892
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3Cited by9 opinions
- Coppi v. West American InsuranceNebraska Supreme Court · 1994
- Harris v. New York Life InsuranceCourt of Chancery of Delaware · 1943
- Pennsylvania Fire Ins. Co. v. MaloneSupreme Court of Alabama · 1928
- Cohen v. Home Insurance Co.Superior Court of Delaware · 1918
- Vinton v. Atlas Assurance Co., Ltd.Supreme Court of Vermont · 1935
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